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Ash-colored cuckoo

Coccycua cinerea (Vieillot, 1817)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The ash-colored cuckoo (Coccycua cinerea) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 37 g to 47.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Ash-colored cuckoo (Coccycua cinerea)
Photo: Gmmv1980 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the ash-colored cuckoo

Weight
37 g – 47.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ash-colored cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the ash-colored cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The ash-colored cuckoo (Coccycua cinerea) is an American bird species of the cuckoo family (Cuculidae).

It was formerly placed in the genus Coccyzus or Micrococcyx. Following the discovery that it belongs to a distinct lineage around the little cuckoo, the genus Coccycua has been reinstated for these.

Its range extends from northern and central Argentina to Uruguay and São Paulo (state); its wintering range extend northwards towards Amazonas. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

From the Wikipedia article “Ash-colored cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ash-colored_cuckoo&oldid=1354934666), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the ash-colored cuckoo endangered?

The ash-colored cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the ash-colored cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusCoccycua
  7. SpeciesCoccycua cinerea (Vieillot, 1817)

Synonyms Coccyzus cinereus, Coccyzus cinereus, Coccyzus cinereus, Coccyzus cinereus, Coccyzus cinereus, Coccyzus cinerius, Micrococcyx cinereus

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Ash-coloured cuckooEnglish
  • Ash-coloured cuckooEnglish
  • Ash-coloured cuckooEnglish
  • وقواق رمادي اللونArabic
  • cucut cendrósCatalan
  • kukačka kouřováCzech
  • AskegøgDanish
  • GraukehlkuckuckGerman
  • cindra kukoloEsperanto
  • Cuclillo GrisSpanish
  • Cuclillo cenicientoSpanish
  • Cuclillo chicoSpanish
  • väike-vihmakäguEstonian
  • pampakäkiFinnish
  • Piaye cendréFrench
  • Coulicou cendréFrench
  • szürke esőkakukkHungarian
  • Cuculo cenerinoItalian
  • ハイイロアメリカカッコウJapanese
  • peleninė amerikinė gegutėLithuanian
  • Grauwe KoekoekDutch
  • askegjøkNorwegian
  • kukawczyk popielatyPolish
  • cuco-cinzentoPortuguese
  • papa-lagarta-cinzentoPortuguese
  • Пепельная пиайяRussian
  • Пепельная кукушкаRussian
  • kukavka popolaváSlovak
  • Pepeljasta kukavicaSerbian
  • grågökSwedish
  • Kül Rengi GugukTurkish
  • Dişbudak renkli gugukTurkish
  • кукліло попелястоволийUkrainian
  • 灰美洲鵑Chinese
  • 灰美洲鹃Chinese

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Relatives of the ash-colored cuckoo

Other species in the same genus Coccycua.

CompareAsh-colored cuckoo vs Little cuckooAsh-colored cuckoo vs Dwarf cuckoo

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ash-colored cuckoo?

An adult ash-colored cuckoo weighs 37 g – 47.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ash-colored cuckoo endangered?

The ash-colored cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the ash-colored cuckoo?

The ash-colored cuckoo (Coccycua cinerea) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{ash_colored_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Ash-colored cuckoo (Coccycua cinerea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ash-colored-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}