Cocos cuckoo
Coccyzus ferrugineus Gould, 1843
The cocos cuckoo (Coccyzus ferrugineus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 64.3 g to 70 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
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Quick facts about the cocos cuckoo
- Weight
- 64.3 g – 70 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
- 2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the cocos cuckoo live?
Not recorded
What is the cocos cuckoo?
The Cocos cuckoo (Coccyzus ferrugineus) is a Vulnerable species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Cocos Island, an island in the Pacific Ocean which is part of Costa Rica.
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Is the cocos cuckoo endangered?
The cocos cuckoo is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the cocos cuckoo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusCoccyzus
- SpeciesCoccyzus ferrugineus Gould, 1843
Synonyms Coccyzus minor ferrugineus
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- وقواق كوكسArabic
- cucut de l'illa de CocosCatalan
- kukačka kokosováCzech
- cog CocosWelsh
- CocogøgDanish
- CocosgøgDanish
- CocoskuckuckGerman
- Kokosinsel-KuckuckGerman
- kokosinsula kukoloEsperanto
- Cuclillo de Isla del CocoSpanish
- Cuclillo de la Isla del CocoSpanish
- kookosesaare kägu (kookosesaare vihmakägu)Estonian
- kookossaarenkäkiFinnish
- Coulicou de CocosFrench
- kokoska kukavicaCroatian
- Cuculo di CocosItalian
- Cuculo dell'isola del CoccoItalian
- ココスカッコウJapanese
- rudoji amerikinė gegutėLithuanian
- CocoskoekoekDutch
- cocogjøkNorwegian
- kukawik rdzawoskrzydłyPolish
- cuco-do-cocoPortuguese
- papa-lagarta-do-cocoPortuguese
- Кокосская пиайяRussian
- Кокосовая американская кукушкаRussian
- kukavka kokosováSlovak
- Američka kukavica sa ostrva KokosSerbian
- cocosregngökSwedish
- Cocos Adası guguğuTurkish
- Kokos Adası GuguğuTurkish
- кукліло кокоськийUkrainian
- 可岛美洲鹃Chinese
- 可可斯島美洲鵑Chinese
Relatives of the cocos cuckoo
Other species in the same genus Coccyzus.
Yellow-billed cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Black-billed cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Dark-billed cuckoo
Coccyzus melacoryphus
Great lizard cuckoo
Coccyzus merlini
Mangrove cuckoo
Coccyzus minor
Jamaican lizard cuckoo
Coccyzus vetula
CompareCocos cuckoo vs Yellow-billed cuckooCocos cuckoo vs Black-billed cuckooCocos cuckoo vs Dark-billed cuckooCocos cuckoo vs Great lizard cuckoo
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the cocos cuckoo?
An adult cocos cuckoo weighs 64.3 g – 70 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the cocos cuckoo endangered?
The cocos cuckoo is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the cocos cuckoo?
The cocos cuckoo (Coccyzus ferrugineus) 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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