PEARLY-BREASTED CUCKOO Coccyzus euleri
Lacking the rufous patch in the wings which separate it from the superficially similar Yellow-billed Cuckoo, this species is a denizen of the high canopy of lush humid forest where it can be easy enough to hear, but extremely difficult to see. A migrant, they visit Paraguay to breed, singing on arrival and giving birders a short window of opportunity to catch a glimpse.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE4079PH) Adult, Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Paul Smith September 2014).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE4080PH) Same individual as (FPAVE4079PH) (Paul Smith September 2014).
VIDEO - (FPAVE4081VI) Same individual as (FPAVE4079PH) singing (Paul Smith September 2014).
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Coccyzus euleri Pearly-breasted Cuckoo
1 (FPAVE760RE) Song, recorded Santa Ines, Departamento Itapúa (Myriam Velázquez November 2001).
2 (FPAVE761RE) Variant song, recorded Kaaguy Rorry, Departamento Caaguazú (Myriam Velázquez November 2002).
