Black-bellied cuckoo
Piaya melanogaster (Vieillot, 1817)
The black-bellied cuckoo (Piaya melanogaster) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 97.5 g to 109 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the black-bellied cuckoo
- Weight
- 97.5 g – 109 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the black-bellied cuckoo live?
Not recorded
What is the black-bellied cuckoo?
The black-bellied cuckoo or black-bellied squirrel cuckoo (Piaya melanogaster) is a bird of the family Cuculidae found in the Amazon region. Even though this species has a wide distribution, little is known about its ecology and natural history. The word melanogaster means "black belly"; it has Greek roots, melas meaning "black" and gaster meaning "belly".
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Is the black-bellied cuckoo endangered?
The black-bellied cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 black-bellied cuckoo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusPiaya
- SpeciesPiaya melanogaster (Vieillot, 1817)
Synonyms Cuculus melanogaster, Piaya melanogaster melanogaster
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- وقواق أسود البطنArabic
- cucut esquirol bec-roigCatalan
- kukačka černobřicháCzech
- cog dordduWelsh
- Sortbuget EgerngøgDanish
- SchwarzbauchkuckuckGerman
- nigraventra kukoloEsperanto
- Cuco ardilla ventrinegroSpanish
- Cuco de Vientre NegroSpanish
- ruske-oravkäguEstonian
- hunajakäkiFinnish
- Piaye à ventre noirFrench
- feketecsőrű mókuskakukkHungarian
- Cuculo pancianeraItalian
- クリハラリスカッコウJapanese
- juodapilvė piajaLithuanian
- ZwartbuikkoekoekDutch
- svartbukgjøkNorwegian
- rudzianka krasnodziobaPolish
- cuco-de-barriga-pretaPortuguese
- chincoã-de-bico-vermelhoPortuguese
- Чернобрюхая пиайаRussian
- Чернобрюхая пиайяRussian
- kukavka čiernobrucháSlovak
- Crnotrba kukavicaSerbian
- svartbukig gökSwedish
- Kara karınlı gugukTurkish
- Kara Karınlı Sincap GuguğuTurkish
- піая червонодзьобаUkrainian
- 黑腹棕鵑Chinese
- 黑腹棕鹃Chinese
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Relatives of the black-bellied cuckoo
Other species in the same genus Piaya.
Common squirrel cuckoo
Piaya cayana
CompareBlack-bellied cuckoo vs Common squirrel cuckooBlack-bellied cuckoo vs Piaya guarania
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black-bellied cuckoo?
An adult black-bellied cuckoo weighs 97.5 g – 109 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the black-bellied cuckoo endangered?
The black-bellied 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 black-bellied cuckoo?
The black-bellied cuckoo (Piaya melanogaster) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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