DARK-BILLED CUCKOO Coccyzus melacoryphus
Coccyzus cuckoos are specialist caterpillar eaters, a high-protein, if somewhat wriggly diet! Like other members of the genus they are secretive, often skulking birds, but with his rich cinnamon belly and black-and-white tail, it is worth the effort to seek him out. In flight the long-pointed wings give him a surprisingly falcon-like silhouette.
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FIGURE 1 -  (FPAVE3327PH) Adult, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Roberto Derna November 2011).
FIGURE 2 -  (FPAVE2185PH) Adult, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Hemme Batjes November 2005).
FIGURE 3 -  (FPAVE2186PH) Adult, Arroyo Mboi Kae, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2005).
FIGURE 4 -  (FPAVE2187PH) Upperwing, same individual (Paul Smith September 2005).
FIGURE 5 -  (FPAVE3190PH) Juvenile, Tunakojai Reserve, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith February 2012).
FIGURE 6 -  (FPAVE3191PH) Same juvenile as (FPAVE3190PH) (Paul Smith February 2012).
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Coccyzus melacoryphus
1 (FPAVE2188RE) Quiet call  recorded PROCSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2006).
2 (FPAVE2189RE) Atypical calls  recorded Campo Maria Private Reserve, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Myriam Velázquez November 2000).
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