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Chestnut-bellied cuckoo

Coccyzus pluvialis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The chestnut-bellied cuckoo (Coccyzus pluvialis) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 163 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Chestnut-bellied cuckoo (Coccyzus pluvialis)
Photo: dominic sherony · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chestnut-bellied cuckoo

Weight
163 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
2.8src for Young per litter or clutch
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 chestnut-bellied cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the chestnut-bellied cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The chestnut-bellied cuckoo (Coccyzus pluvialis) is a species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Jamaica.

From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut-bellied cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut-bellied_cuckoo&oldid=1313828862), 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 chestnut-bellied cuckoo endangered?

The chestnut-bellied 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 chestnut-bellied cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusCoccyzus
  7. SpeciesCoccyzus pluvialis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Synonyms Cuculus pluvialis, Hyetornis pluvialis, Hyetornis pluvialis, Hyetornis pluvialis, Piaya pluvialis, Piaya pluvialis pluvialis

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • وقواق كستنائي البطنArabic
  • cucut becgròs de JamaicaCatalan
  • kukačka jamajskáCzech
  • JamaicagøgDanish
  • RegenkuckuckGerman
  • kaŝtanventra kukoloEsperanto
  • Cuco picogordo de JamaicaSpanish
  • jamaika oravkäguEstonian
  • jamaikanruostekäkiFinnish
  • Tacco de pluieFrench
  • sivoprsa kukavicaCroatian
  • Cuculo panciacastanaItalian
  • ハイムネリスカッコウJapanese
  • Old Man BirdJamaican Creole English
  • kaštonpilvis hietornisLithuanian
  • RegenkoekoekDutch
  • brunbukgjøkNorwegian
  • kukawik siwogardłyPolish
  • cuco-de-barriga-ruivaPortuguese
  • cuco-de-barriga-castanhaPortuguese
  • Дождевая пиайяRussian
  • Каштановобрюхая пиайаRussian
  • kukavka sivohrdláSlovak
  • Smeđotrba američka kukavicaSerbian
  • jamaicaregngökSwedish
  • Jamaika GuguğuTurkish
  • Kestane göbekli gugukTurkish
  • піая ямайськаUkrainian
  • 栗腹鹃Chinese
  • 栗腹棕鵑Chinese

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Relatives of the chestnut-bellied cuckoo

Other species in the same genus Coccyzus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the chestnut-bellied cuckoo?

An adult chestnut-bellied cuckoo weighs 163 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chestnut-bellied cuckoo endangered?

The chestnut-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 chestnut-bellied cuckoo?

The chestnut-bellied cuckoo (Coccyzus pluvialis) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chestnut-bellied cuckoo (Coccyzus pluvialis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-bellied-cuckoo

MLA

“Chestnut-bellied cuckoo (Coccyzus pluvialis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-bellied-cuckoo.

BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_bellied_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Chestnut-bellied cuckoo (Coccyzus pluvialis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-bellied-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}