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Pavonine Cuckoo

Dromococcyx pavoninus

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Cuculidae

The pavonine cuckoo (Dromococcyx pavoninus) is a Neotropical cuckoo with a long graduated tail and a short crest. It is one of three species of Neotropical cuckoo which are known to be brood parasites. Description The head and crest of this bird is rusty brown and the remaining plumage is mainly dark brown above and paler below, with a rich buff coloured supercilium, throat and breast.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 2,628Peru · 471