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'''Alternative name: Lesser Chestnut Cuckoo''' | '''Alternative name: Lesser Chestnut Cuckoo''' | ||
;[[: Category:Coccycua|Coccycua]] minuta | ;[[: Category:Coccycua|Coccycua]] minuta | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | [[Image:Little_Cuckoo.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Robert_Scanlon|Robert Scanlon}} <br />Rio Amazona, [[Peru]], January 2005]] | |
+ | 25 cm (9¾ in) | ||
+ | *Chestnut upperparts | ||
+ | *Rufous-chestnut throat and breast | ||
+ | *Dark grey lower belly | ||
+ | *Brown tail with white terminal spots | ||
+ | *Red iris and eyering | ||
+ | *Greyish-yellow bill<br /> | ||
+ | Immature birds are dark brown with a black bill and lack the white tail tips. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Panama]], [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Trinidad]], the [[Guianas]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], and [[Brazil]]. | [[Panama]], [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Trinidad]], the [[Guianas]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], and [[Brazil]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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This species has alternatively been placed in genus ''[[: Category:Piaya|Piaya]]'' or genus ''[[: Category:Coccycua|Coccycua]]''. | This species has alternatively been placed in genus ''[[: Category:Piaya|Piaya]]'' or genus ''[[: Category:Coccycua|Coccycua]]''. | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''C. m. panamensis'': | ||
+ | :*Lowlands of eastern [[Panama]] and northern [[Colombia]] (west of Gulf of Urabá) | ||
+ | *''C. m. barinensis'': | ||
+ | :*Extreme eastern Colombia and adjacent western [[Venezuela]] | ||
+ | *''C. m. gracilis'': | ||
+ | :*Colombia west of the Andes and western [[Ecuador]] | ||
+ | *''C. m. minuta'': | ||
+ | :*East Colombia to Venezuela, the [[Guianas]], Amazibuab [[Brazil]] and [[Peru]] | ||
+ | *''C. m. chaparensis'': | ||
+ | :*North [[Bolivia]] (Río Chaparé region) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Tropical lowland forest edges, secondary forests and clearings. Mature mangrove swamps, and scrubby woodland near water. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | + | ====Breeding==== | |
+ | They construct an open, deep twig cup nest, which is placed in thick shrubs. Their clutch contains 2 white eggs. | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Diet consists mostly of insects, including caterpillars, wasps, beetles, bugs, flies, as well as spiders. | ||
+ | ==Reference== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Payne, R. (2019). Little Cuckoo (Coccycua minuta). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/54905 on 31 July 2019). | ||
+ | #Banks, R.C. ''et al''. (2006) 47th Supplement to the AOU Checklist of North American Birds. The Auk 123(3):926–936, 2006 [ | ||
+ | #[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop229.htm SACC] proposal | ||
+ | #Little Cuckoo (Coccycua minuta), In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/litcuc2 | ||
+ | #Payne, R.B. (2005) ''The Cuckoos''. Oxford University Press, Oxford & New York. | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Schulenberg10}}{{ref}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Cuckoo+minuta}} | {{GSearch|Cuckoo+minuta}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Coccycua]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Coccycua]] |
Latest revision as of 00:11, 1 August 2019
Alternative name: Lesser Chestnut Cuckoo
- Coccycua minuta
Identification
25 cm (9¾ in)
- Chestnut upperparts
- Rufous-chestnut throat and breast
- Dark grey lower belly
- Brown tail with white terminal spots
- Red iris and eyering
- Greyish-yellow bill
Immature birds are dark brown with a black bill and lack the white tail tips.
Distribution
Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil.
Taxonomy
This species has alternatively been placed in genus Piaya or genus Coccycua.
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- C. m. panamensis:
- C. m. barinensis:
- Extreme eastern Colombia and adjacent western Venezuela
- C. m. gracilis:
- Colombia west of the Andes and western Ecuador
- C. m. minuta:
- C. m. chaparensis:
- North Bolivia (Río Chaparé region)
Habitat
Tropical lowland forest edges, secondary forests and clearings. Mature mangrove swamps, and scrubby woodland near water.
Behaviour
Breeding
They construct an open, deep twig cup nest, which is placed in thick shrubs. Their clutch contains 2 white eggs.
Diet
Diet consists mostly of insects, including caterpillars, wasps, beetles, bugs, flies, as well as spiders.
Reference
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Payne, R. (2019). Little Cuckoo (Coccycua minuta). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/54905 on 31 July 2019).
- Banks, R.C. et al. (2006) 47th Supplement to the AOU Checklist of North American Birds. The Auk 123(3):926–936, 2006 [
- SACC proposal
- Little Cuckoo (Coccycua minuta), In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/litcuc2
- Payne, R.B. (2005) The Cuckoos. Oxford University Press, Oxford & New York.
- Schulenberg, T. S. & Stotz, D. F. & Lane, D. F. & O'Neill, J. P. & Parker III, T. A. & Egg, A. B. (2010). Birds of Peru: Revised and Updated Edition. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691130231
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Little Cuckoo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Little_Cuckoo