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Striped Cuckoo

Tapera naevia

Least ConcernInvertebratesUrbanSmall · 48 g
Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia), photo 1
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Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia), photo 2
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Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia), photo 3
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Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia), photo 4
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Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia), photo 5
Photo: Carl Peter Thunberg (1743-1828) · Public domain
Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia), photo 6
Photo: Under the same moon... · CC BY 2.0
Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia), photo 7
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia), photo 8
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia), photo 9
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia), photo 10
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0

About the Striped Cuckoo

The striped cuckoo is a near-passerine bird, the only member of the genus Tapera. This resident cuckoo is found from Mexico and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Argentina and Colombia.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

What the Striped Cuckoo sounds like

Recording: Hugo Oliveros-Salas · CC0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where the Striped Cuckoo lives

Regular range
Colombia Brazil Argentina Costa Rica Venezuela Panama Peru Ecuador Paraguay Uruguay Belize Guatemala Trinidad & Tobago Bolivia Nicaragua Honduras Mexico El Salvador Guyana French Guiana Suriname

When to see the Striped Cuckoo

Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

White-browed Coucal (Centropus superciliosus) White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusThe white-browed coucal is a medium-sized species growing to 36 to 42 cm (14 to 17 in) in length. Diederik Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius) Diederik CuckooChrysococcyx capriusThe diederik cuckoo is a smallish cuckoo at 18 to 20 cm. Pacific Koel (Eudynamys orientalis) Pacific KoelEudynamys orientalisThe Pacific Koel can be identified by its black plumage, often tinted with blue and green, and red eyes.

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