Black-bellied Cuckoo
Piaya melanogaster
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuculidae
The black-bellied cuckoo or black-bellied squirrel cuckoo (Piaya melanogaster) is a bird of the family Cuculidae found in the Amazon region. Even though this species has a wide distribution, little is known about its ecology and natural history. The word melanogaster means "black belly"; it has Greek roots, melas meaning "black" and gaster meaning "belly".
Le Piaye à ventre noir (Piaya melanogaster) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Cuculidae. Selon la classification de référence du Congrès ornithologique international (version 15. 1, 2025), c'est une espèce monotypique (non subdivisée en sous-espèces).
El cuco Ventrinegro, Cuco Ardilla Buchinegro, Piscua Ventrinegra o Alma de Gato Negro (Piaya melanogaster) es un ave amazónica perteneciente al grupo de los Cucos, del orden Cuculiformes y de la familia Cuculidae. El género Piaya es considerado dentro de los Cucos del Nuevo Mundo. A pesar de tener un amplio rango de distribución, se sabe muy poco sobre la ecología e historia natural de esta especie.
Distribution
More from the same family
Little Cuckoo
Coccycua minuta
CuculidaeYellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
CuculidaeBlack-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
CuculidaeDark-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus melacoryphus
CuculidaeSmooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani
CuculidaeGreater Ani
Crotophaga major
CuculidaePavonine Cuckoo
Dromococcyx pavoninus
CuculidaeCommon Squirrel-cuckoo
Piaya cayana
Cuculidae