Dwarf cuckoo
Coccycua pumila (Strickland, 1852)
The dwarf cuckoo (Coccycua pumila) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 37.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the dwarf cuckoo
- Weight
- 37.1 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
- 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 dwarf cuckoo live?
Not recorded
What is the dwarf cuckoo?
The dwarf cuckoo (Coccycua pumila) is a tropical American bird species of the cuckoo family (Cuculidae).
It was formerly placed in the genus Coccyzus or Micrococcyx. Following the discovery that it belongs to a distinct lineage around the little cuckoo, the genus Coccycua has been reinstated for these.
It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
From the Wikipedia article “Dwarf cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dwarf_cuckoo&oldid=1380728437), 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 dwarf cuckoo endangered?
The dwarf 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 dwarf cuckoo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusCoccycua
- SpeciesCoccycua pumila (Strickland, 1852)
Synonyms Coccyzus pumilus, Coccyzus pumilus, Coccyzus pumilus, Coccyzus pumilus, Coccyzus pumilus
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- وقواق قزمArabic
- cucut nanCatalan
- kukačka drobnáCzech
- DværggøgDanish
- ZwergkuckuckGerman
- nana kukoloEsperanto
- Cuco enanoSpanish
- Cuclillo enanoSpanish
- Cuclillo RabicortoSpanish
- värb-vihmakäguEstonian
- kääpiökäkiFinnish
- Piaye nainFrench
- Coulicou nainFrench
- riđogrla kukavicaCroatian
- törpeesőkakukkHungarian
- Cuculo nanoItalian
- ヒメアメリカカッコウJapanese
- nykštukinė amerikinė gegutėLithuanian
- DwergkoekoekDutch
- dverggjøkNorwegian
- kukawczyk małyPolish
- cuco-anãoPortuguese
- papa-lagarta-de-papo-ferrugemPortuguese
- Карликовая пиайяRussian
- Карликовая американская кукушкаRussian
- kukavka trpasličiaSlovak
- Riđolika kukavicaSerbian
- dvärggökSwedish
- Cüce gugukTurkish
- Ufak GugukTurkish
- кукліло карликовийUkrainian
- 侏美洲鵑Chinese
- 小美洲鹃Chinese
Relatives of the dwarf cuckoo
Other species in the same genus Coccycua.
Ash-colored cuckoo
Coccycua cinerea
Little cuckoo
Coccycua minuta
CompareDwarf cuckoo vs Ash-colored cuckooDwarf cuckoo vs Little cuckoo
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the dwarf cuckoo?
An adult dwarf cuckoo weighs 37.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the dwarf cuckoo endangered?
The dwarf 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 dwarf cuckoo?
The dwarf cuckoo (Coccycua pumila) 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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