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Mangrove cuckoo

Coccyzus minor (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 63.9 g to 69 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor)
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Quick facts about the mangrove cuckoo

Weight
63.9 g – 69 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
2.5 – 3.65src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mangrove cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the mangrove cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) is a species of cuckoo that is native to the Neotropics.

From the Wikipedia article “Mangrove cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mangrove_cuckoo&oldid=1314890200), 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 mangrove cuckoo endangered?

The mangrove 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 mangrove cuckoo classified?

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

Synonyms Coccyzus minor maynardi, Coccyzus minor minor, Cuculus minor

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • وقواق الأيكة الساحليةArabic
  • cucut dels manglarsCatalan
  • kukačka mangrovováCzech
  • cog mangrofWelsh
  • MangrovegøgDanish
  • MangrovekuckuckGerman
  • MangrovenkuckuckGerman
  • mangrova kukoloEsperanto
  • Cuclillo mangleroSpanish
  • Cuclillo de AntifazSpanish
  • Cuclillo de manglarSpanish
  • Pájaro Bobo MenorSpanish
  • PrimaveraSpanish
  • mangroovikägu (mangroovi-vihmakägu)Estonian
  • mangrovekäkiFinnish
  • Coulicou maniocFrench
  • mangrovska kukavicaCroatian
  • mangrovekakukkHungarian
  • Cuculo delle mangrovieItalian
  • マングローブカッコウJapanese
  • mangrovinė amerikinė gegutėLithuanian
  • mangrovju dzeguzeLatvian
  • mangrovekoekoekDutch
  • mangrovegjøkNorwegian
  • Cucu MangelPapiamento
  • Kuku di MangelPapiamento
  • kukawik namorzynowyPolish
  • cuco-dos-mangaisPortuguese
  • papa-lagarta-do-manguePortuguese
  • Мангровая пиайяRussian
  • Мангровая американская кукушкаRussian
  • kukavka mangrovováSlovak
  • Mangrovska američka kukavicaSerbian
  • mangroveregngökSwedish
  • Mangrov GuguğuTurkish
  • кукліло мангровийUkrainian
  • 紅樹美洲鵑Chinese
  • 红树美洲鹃Chinese

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Relatives of the mangrove 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 mangrove cuckoo?

An adult mangrove cuckoo weighs 63.9 g – 69 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mangrove cuckoo endangered?

The mangrove 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 mangrove cuckoo?

The mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mangrove-cuckoo

MLA

“Mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mangrove-cuckoo.

BibTeX
@misc{mangrove_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mangrove-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}