Dwarf Cuckoo
Coccycua pumila(Strickland, HE, 1852)
English (US) Dwarf Cuckoo
The Dwarf Cuckoo (Coccycua pumila) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.
Range: tropical northern and western Colombia and far northern Ecuador to northeastern Venezuela; rare eastern PanamaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Coccycua pumila
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dwarf Cuckoo
- Described by
- (Strickland, HE, 1852)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Coccyzus pumilus
- Described by
- (Strickland, HE, 1852)
- Type locality
- Trinidad, error = Venezuela.
- Original description
- Contributions to ornithology 1 p.28 pl.83
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Jacobin Cuckoo
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Little Cuckoo
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Ash-Coloured Cuckoo
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Common Squirrel Cuckoo
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Mexican Squirrel Cuckoo
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Black-bellied Cuckoo
Piaya melanogaster
Dark-billed Cuckoo
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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