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Grey-capped cuckoo

Coccyzus lansbergi Bonaparte, 1850

LCLeast Concernbirds

The grey-capped cuckoo (Coccyzus lansbergi) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 50.3 g to 51 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Grey-capped cuckoo (Coccyzus lansbergi)
Photo: Thibaud Aronson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the grey-capped cuckoo

Weight
50.3 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
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the grey-capped cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the grey-capped cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The grey-capped cuckoo (Coccyzus lansbergi) is a species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, as a vagrant on Bonaire and in the Galápagos Islands, and possibly in Panama.

From the Wikipedia article “Grey-capped cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grey-capped_cuckoo&oldid=1315684127), 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 grey-capped cuckoo endangered?

The grey-capped 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 grey-capped cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusCoccyzus
  7. SpeciesCoccyzus lansbergi Bonaparte, 1850
Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Gray-capped cuckooEnglish
  • Gray-capped cuckooEnglish
  • وقواق ذو القلنسوة الرماديةArabic
  • cucut capgrísCatalan
  • kukačka šedohlaváCzech
  • kukačka LansbergovaCzech
  • cog benllwydWelsh
  • Gråhættet GøgDanish
  • LansbergkuckuckGerman
  • GraukappenkuckuckGerman
  • Lansberg-KuckuckGerman
  • grizĉapa kukoloEsperanto
  • Cuclillo cabecigrísSpanish
  • Cuclillo de Gorro GrisSpanish
  • ruuge-vihmakäguEstonian
  • harmaapääkäkiFinnish
  • Coulicou à tête griseFrench
  • sivokapa kukavicaCroatian
  • Cuculo capogrigioItalian
  • ハイズキンカッコウJapanese
  • Lansbergo amerikinė gegutėLithuanian
  • GrijskopkoekoekDutch
  • gråhettegjøkNorwegian
  • Cucu Cabes GrisPapiamento
  • Kuku Kabes GrisPapiamento
  • kukawik rdzawyPolish
  • cuco-de-barrete-cinzentoPortuguese
  • papa-lagarta-de-cabeça-cinzentaPortuguese
  • Сероголовая пиайяRussian
  • Американская кукушка ЛансбергаRussian
  • kukavka sivohlaváSlovak
  • Sivokapa američka kukavicaSerbian
  • gråhuvad regngökSwedish
  • Gri Başlı GugukTurkish
  • Gri kepli gugukTurkish
  • кукліло рудийUkrainian
  • 灰頂美洲鵑Chinese
  • 灰顶美洲鹃Chinese

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Relatives of the grey-capped cuckoo

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the grey-capped cuckoo?

An adult grey-capped cuckoo weighs 50.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the grey-capped cuckoo endangered?

The grey-capped 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 grey-capped cuckoo?

The grey-capped cuckoo (Coccyzus lansbergi) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{grey_capped_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Grey-capped cuckoo (Coccyzus lansbergi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-capped-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}