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Black-bellied Cuckoo
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Cuckoos, anis & hoatzin

Black-bellied Cuckoo

Piaya melanogaster (Vieillot, 1817)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlack-bellied Cuckoo
DutchZwartbuikkoekoek
SpanishCuco ardilla ventrinegro
Chinese黑腹棕鹃
Scientific namePiaya melanogaster (Vieillot, 1817)

About this species

The black-bellied cuckoo or black-bellied squirrel cuckoo (Piaya melanogaster) is a bird of the family Cuculidae found in the Amazon region. Even though this species has a wide distribution, little is known about its ecology and natural history. The word melanogaster means "black belly"; it has Greek roots, melas meaning "black" and gaster meaning "belly".

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCuculiformes
FamilyCuculidae
GenusPiaya

In Suriname

199Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1954First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini152
  • Brokopondo21
  • Para10
  • Paramaribo2
  • Commewijne1
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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