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Dark-billed cuckoo

Coccyzus melacoryphus Vieillot, 1817

LCLeast Concernbirds

The dark-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 46 g to 54.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Dark-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus)
Photo: taken by Putney mark · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the dark-billed cuckoo

Weight
46 g – 54.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src 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

Photos of the dark-billed cuckoo

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Dark-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus)
Pedro Szekely · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the dark-billed cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the dark-billed cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The dark-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus) is a species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is regularly found in every mainland South American country except Chile plus the Galápagos Islands. It has also occurred as a vagrant in Chile and several other countries and islands.

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Is the dark-billed cuckoo endangered?

The dark-billed 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 dark-billed cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusCoccyzus
  7. SpeciesCoccyzus melacoryphus Vieillot, 1817
Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • وقواق أدكن المنقارArabic
  • cucut dauratCatalan
  • kukačka tmavozobáCzech
  • cog fygydogWelsh
  • Mørknæbbet GøgDanish
  • Sortnæbbet EgerngøgDanish
  • DunkelschnabelkuckuckGerman
  • Galapagos-KuckuckGerman
  • Kleiner MangrovekuckuckGerman
  • malhelbeka kukoloEsperanto
  • Cuclillo canelaSpanish
  • Cuclillo ComúnSpanish
  • Cuclillo de pico negroSpanish
  • Cuclillo de Pico OscuroSpanish
  • lõuna-vihmakäguEstonian
  • nokijuovakäkiFinnish
  • Coulicou de VieillotFrench
  • crnolica kukavicaCroatian
  • Cuculo beccoscuroItalian
  • コミミグロカッコウJapanese
  • galapaginė amerikinė gegutėLithuanian
  • Kleine MangrovekoekoekDutch
  • tupigjøkNorwegian
  • kukawik brunatnyPolish
  • Papa-SeboPortuguese
  • cuco-canelaPortuguese
  • papa-lagartaPortuguese
  • papa-lagarta-acaneladoPortuguese
  • Галапагосская пиайяRussian
  • Галапагосская американская кукушкаRussian
  • kukavka čiernoslucháSlovak
  • Tamnokljuna američka kukavicaSerbian
  • mörknäbbad regngökSwedish
  • Kara Gagalı GugukTurkish
  • Koyu gagalı gugukTurkish
  • кукліло бурийUkrainian
  • 暗嘴美洲鹃Chinese
  • 烏嘴美洲鵑Chinese

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Relatives of the dark-billed cuckoo

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Common questions

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How big is the dark-billed cuckoo?

An adult dark-billed cuckoo weighs 46 g – 54.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the dark-billed cuckoo endangered?

The dark-billed 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 dark-billed cuckoo?

The dark-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{dark_billed_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Dark-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-billed-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}