| Little Cuckoo Coccycua minuta (aka Piaya minuta) |
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Brazil and Ecuador The Little Cuckoo is found in the Amazonian Basin as well as the rest of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador. See the distribution map at xeno-canto. It inhabits forest edges, mangroves and river-edge forest and it is usually seen in dense, low vegetation near water. |
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It looks overall like a smaller version of the Squirrel Cuckoo
and is rufous-chestnut above and slightly paler below. Its bill is greenish yellow and it has a reddish iris and a red eye-ring. The underside of the
tail is black with large white spots which are also visible from above.
It eats a wide variety of insects from caterpillars and wasps to flies and spiders. |
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