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Dark-billed Cuckoo
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Cuckoos, anis & hoatzin

Dark-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus melacoryphus Vieillot, 1817

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishDark-billed Cuckoo
DutchKleine Mangrovekoekoek
SpanishCuclillo canela
Chinese暗嘴美洲鹃
Scientific nameCoccyzus melacoryphus Vieillot, 1817

About this species

The dark-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus) is a species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is regularly found in every mainland South American country except Chile plus the Galápagos Islands. It has also occurred as a vagrant in Chile and several other countries and islands.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCuculiformes
FamilyCuculidae
GenusCoccyzus

In Suriname

29Records in Suriname
1900First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo11
  • Sipaliwini4
  • Wanica1
  • 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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