Black-bellied Cuckoo
Piaya melanogaster
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusPiaya (Squirrel and Black-bellied Cuckoos)
- SpeciesPiaya melanogaster (Black-bellied Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana
Little Cuckoo
Piaya minuta
Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani
Greater Ani
Crotophaga major
Striped Cuckoo
Tapera naevia
Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira
Pavonine Cuckoo
Dromococcyx pavoninus
Pheasant Cuckoo
Dromococcyx phasianellus
Dark-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus melacoryphus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo
Neomorphus geoffroyi
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-bellied Cuckoo in Tambopata National Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black-bellied Cuckoo sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-bellied Cuckoo in Tambopata National Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Black-bellied Cuckoo in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.