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Ash-colored Cuckoo
Coccycua cinerea
Ash-colored Cuckoo (Coccycua cinerea) — Cuckoos & Turacos of South America.
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The Ash-colored Cuckoo (Coccycua cinerea) is a member of the Cuculidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 41 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Cuculiformes
- Family Cuculidae Cuckoos
- Genus Coccycua
- Species cinerea
Quick facts
- Weight
- 41 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Ash-colored Cuckoo is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Ash-colored Cuckoo is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Ash-colored Cuckoo (Coccycua cinerea) is a member of the Cuculidae family, within the order Cuculiformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA s Brazil, Paraguay, n Argentina and Uruguay.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 41 g, with a wing length of about 11 cm and a tail of around 10.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 2.3 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Ash-colored Cuckoo?
The Ash-colored Cuckoo is a small bird that weighs around 41 g.
Where does the Ash-colored Cuckoo live?
The Ash-colored Cuckoo is found across South America with a range covering SA s Brazil, Paraguay, n Argentina and Uruguay, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Ash-colored Cuckoo belong to?
The Ash-colored Cuckoo (Coccycua cinerea) belongs to the Cuculidae family, in the order Cuculiformes.
What does the Ash-colored Cuckoo eat?
The Ash-colored Cuckoo is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Ash-colored Cuckoo migrate?
The Ash-colored Cuckoo is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Ash-colored Cuckoo endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Ash-colored Cuckoo make?
1 real field recording of the Ash-colored Cuckoo — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Ash-colored Cuckoo's range?
The Ash-colored Cuckoo has a mapped global range of about 2.3 million km².
Conservation
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