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Pearly-breasted cuckoo

Coccyzus euleri Cabanis, 1873

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The pearly-breasted cuckoo (Coccyzus euleri) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 52 g to 53.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Pearly-breasted cuckoo (Coccyzus euleri)
Photo: Tim Lenz · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the pearly-breasted cuckoo

Weight
52 g – 53.2 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
Not recorded
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 pearly-breasted cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the pearly-breasted cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The pearly-breasted cuckoo (Coccyzus euleri) is a species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela, and possibly Colombia and Panama.

From the Wikipedia article “Pearly-breasted cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pearly-breasted_cuckoo&oldid=1379258057), 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 pearly-breasted cuckoo endangered?

The pearly-breasted 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 pearly-breasted cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusCoccyzus
  7. SpeciesCoccyzus euleri Cabanis, 1873

Synonyms Coccygus lindeni, Coccyzus julieni

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • وقواق لؤلؤي الصدرArabic
  • cucut d'EulerCatalan
  • kukačka perleťováCzech
  • cog fron berlogWelsh
  • Gråhalset GøgDanish
  • PerlbrustkuckuckGerman
  • perlobrusta kukoloEsperanto
  • Cuclillo ventriblancoSpanish
  • Cuclillo cenicientoSpanish
  • Cuclillo de Pecho PerladoSpanish
  • hõberind-vihmakäguEstonian
  • helmikäkiFinnish
  • Coulicou d'EulerFrench
  • Coulicou dʼEulerFrench
  • Coulicou d’EulerFrench
  • srebrnastoprsa kukavicaCroatian
  • Cuculo pettoperlatoItalian
  • ギンムネカッコウJapanese
  • perlinė amerikinė gegutėLithuanian
  • WitbuikkoekoekDutch
  • perlebrystgjøkNorwegian
  • kukawik białobrzuchyPolish
  • papa-lagarta-de-eulerPortuguese
  • cuco-de-barriga-brancaPortuguese
  • papa-lagarta-de-barriga-brancaPortuguese
  • Жемчужногрудая пиайяRussian
  • Жемчужногрудая американская кукушкаRussian
  • kukavka svetlobrucháSlovak
  • Biserna američka kukavicaSerbian
  • pärlbröstad regngökSwedish
  • Sedef Göğüslü GugukTurkish
  • кукліло білочеревийUkrainian
  • 珠胸美洲鵑Chinese
  • 珠胸美洲鹃Chinese

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Relatives of the pearly-breasted cuckoo

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the pearly-breasted cuckoo?

An adult pearly-breasted cuckoo weighs 52 g – 53.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the pearly-breasted cuckoo endangered?

The pearly-breasted 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 pearly-breasted cuckoo?

The pearly-breasted cuckoo (Coccyzus euleri) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{pearly_breasted_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Pearly-breasted cuckoo (Coccyzus euleri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pearly-breasted-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}