Mangrove Cuckoo

Coccyzus minor

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
GenusCoccyzus (Coccyzus Cuckoos)
SpeciesCoccyzus minor (Mangrove Cuckoo)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Coiba National Park

3 Verified sightings at Coiba National Park From 2019 to 2026

1,585 Verified sightings across all 33 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Mangrove Cuckoo

The mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) is a species of cuckoo that is native to the Neotropics. The mangrove cuckoo was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with all the other cuckoos in the genus Cuculus and coined the binomial name Cuculus minor. Gmelin based his description on "Le petit vieillard" or "Coucou des palétuviers" from Cayenne that had been described and illustrated in 1779 by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. The mangrove cuckoo is now placed with 12 other species in the genus Coccyzus that was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek kokkuzō meaning "to cry cuckoo". The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.

Adults have a long tail, brown above and black-and-white below, and a black curved bill with yellow on the lower mandible. The head and upper parts are brown. There is a yellow ring around the eye. This bird is best distinguished by its black facial mask and buffy underparts. Although the scientific name... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Coiba National Park

Crotophaga ani

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~20%
2	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
3	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
4	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
5	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
6	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~10%
7	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
8	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
9	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
10	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
11	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
12	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
13	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
14	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
15	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
16	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
17	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
18	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
24	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
26	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
28	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
29	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
30	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
31	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	Insufficient data
32	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
33	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

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