- Dwarf Cuckoo
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Dwarf Cuckoo Conservation status Scientific classification 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)The Dwarf Cuckoo (Coccycua pumila) is a tropical American bird species of the cuckoo family (Cuculidae).
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 forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Coccyzus pumilus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Coccycua
- Cuculiformes stubs
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