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Mangrove Cuckoo

Coccyzus minor

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesWoodlandPlatform nestMedium · 64 g
Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor), photo 1
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Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor), photo 2
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0
Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor), photo 3
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0
Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor), photo 4
Photo: Andre Knocklein · CC BY 4.0
Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor), photo 5
Photo: Andre Knocklein · CC BY 4.0
Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor), photo 6
Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0
Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor), photo 7
Photo: Sue Carnahan · CC BY 4.0
Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor), photo 8
Photo: Sue Carnahan · CC BY 4.0
Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor), photo 9
Photo: http://www.birdphotos.com · CC BY 3.0
Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor), photo 10
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0

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Adults have a long tail, brown above and black-and-white below, and a black curved bill with yellow on the lower mandible. The head and upper parts are brown. There is a yellow ring around the eye. This bird is best distinguished by its black facial mask and buffy underparts. Although the scientific name is minor (meaning "small"), this species is on average the largest of North America's three Coccyzus cuckoos. Adults measure 28–34 cm (11–13 in) in length, weigh 64–102 g (2.3–3.6 oz) and span 38–43 cm (15–17 in) across the wings.

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When to see the Mangrove Cuckoo

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Mangrove Cuckoo

Regular range

The map shades 41 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Puerto Rico United States Mexico Costa Rica Dominican Republic Guadeloupe Grenada Bahamas Jamaica Cuba St. Lucia U.S. Virgin Islands Panama Belize Honduras Cayman Islands Nicaragua Montserrat Dominica St. Vincent & Grenadines Colombia Martinique Antigua & Barbuda Trinidad & Tobago Turks & Caicos Islands El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Anguilla British Virgin Islands Brazil Guyana Curaçao St. Martin Aruba French Guiana St. Kitts & Nevis Venezuela Caribbean Netherlands Suriname St. Barthélemy

About the Mangrove Cuckoo

The mangrove cuckoo is a species of cuckoo that is native to the Neotropics.

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Easily confused with

Dark-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus) Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphusThe dark-billed cuckoo is 25 to 28 cm (9.8 to 11.0 in) long, about half of which is the tail. Great Lizard Cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini) Great Lizard CuckooCoccyzus merliniThe great lizard cuckoo is the largest species in genus Coccyzus. Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti) Puerto Rican Lizard CuckooCoccyzus vieillotiThe Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo is 40 to 48 cm (16 to 19 in) long, about half of which is the tail.

Side by side: Mangrove Cuckoo vs Yellow-billed Cuckoo · Black-billed Cuckoo vs Mangrove Cuckoo · Dark-billed Cuckoo vs Mangrove Cuckoo · Great Lizard Cuckoo vs Mangrove Cuckoo · Mangrove Cuckoo vs Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo

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