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Bay-breasted cuckoo

Coccyzus rufigularis Hartlaub, 1852

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The bay-breasted cuckoo (Coccyzus rufigularis) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 128 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Bay-breasted cuckoo (Coccyzus rufigularis)
Photo: ssaarlas · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bay-breasted cuckoo

Weight
128 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bay-breasted cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the bay-breasted cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The bay-breasted cuckoo (Coccyzus rufigularis) is an Endangered species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is endemic to the Dominican Republic on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola; it is possibly extirpated in Haiti.

From the Wikipedia article “Bay-breasted cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bay-breasted_cuckoo&oldid=1314245579), 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 bay-breasted cuckoo endangered?

The bay-breasted cuckoo is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Endangered species. What the categories mean.

How is the bay-breasted cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusCoccyzus
  7. SpeciesCoccyzus rufigularis Hartlaub, 1852

Synonyms Hyetornis rufigularis, Piaya rufigularis, Piaya rufigularis rufigularis

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Rufous-breasted cuckooEnglish
  • Rufous-breasted cuckooEnglish
  • وقواق أكمت الصدرArabic
  • cucut becgròs de la HispaniolaCatalan
  • kukačka dominikánskáCzech
  • Cog frongoch HispaniolaWelsh
  • HispaniolagøgDanish
  • HispañiolagøgDanish
  • DominikanerkuckuckGerman
  • brunbrusta kukoloEsperanto
  • Cuco picogordo de La EspañolaSpanish
  • CúaSpanish
  • TacóSpanish
  • haiti oravkäguEstonian
  • haitinruostekäkiFinnish
  • hispaniolanruostekäkiFinnish
  • Tacco cabriteFrench
  • Piaye cabriteFrench
  • Tako kabritHaitian Creole
  • kestenjastoprsa kukavicaCroatian
  • Cuculo pettobaioItalian
  • クリムネリスカッコウJapanese
  • dominikinis hietornisLithuanian
  • ManteroDutch
  • BrunbrystgaukNorwegian Nynorsk
  • brunbrystgjøkNorwegian
  • kukawik rdzawogardłyPolish
  • cuco-de-peito-baioPortuguese
  • cuco-de-garganta-ruivaPortuguese
  • Доминиканская пиайаRussian
  • Доминиканская пиайяRussian
  • kukavka hrdzavohrdláSlovak
  • Smeđogruda američka kukavicaSerbian
  • hispaniolaregngökSwedish
  • Defne göğüslü gugukTurkish
  • Kızıl Göğüslü GugukTurkish
  • піая гаїтянськаUkrainian
  • 栗胸鹃Chinese
  • 栗胸棕鵑Chinese

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Relatives of the bay-breasted cuckoo

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Common questions

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How big is the bay-breasted cuckoo?

An adult bay-breasted cuckoo weighs 128 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bay-breasted cuckoo endangered?

The bay-breasted cuckoo is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the bay-breasted cuckoo?

The bay-breasted cuckoo (Coccyzus rufigularis) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{bay_breasted_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Bay-breasted cuckoo (Coccyzus rufigularis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bay-breasted-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}