The dwarf cuckoo (Coccycua pumila) is a tropical American bird species of the cuckoo family (Cuculidae).

Dwarf cuckoo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Coccycua
Species:
C. pumila
Binomial name
Coccycua pumila
(Strickland, 1852)
Synonyms

Coccyzus pumilus Strickland, 1852
Micrococcyx pumilus (Strickland, 1852)

It was formerly placed in the genus Coccyzus or Micrococcyx. Following the discovery that it belongs to a distinct lineage around the little cuckoo, the genus Coccycua has been reinstated for these.

It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Coccycua pumila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684309A93024575. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684309A93024575.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.