Peacock cuckoo

Peacock cuckoo
Peacock Cuckoo ( Dromococcyx pavoninus )
Systematics
Class : Birds (aves) Order : Cuckoo birds (Cuculiformes) Family : Cuckoos (Cuculidae) Subfamily : Ground Cuckoo (Neomorphinae) Genre : Dromococcyx Type : Peacock cuckoo
Scientific name
Dromococcyx pavoninus
Furs , 1870

Peacock cuckoo

The peacock cuckoo ( Dromococcyx pavoninus ) is a species of cuckoo in South America .

features

The peacock cuckoo is about 27-30.5 cm tall. There is no such thing as gender dimorphism . The plumage is dark gray to brown on top, with the cover plumage reaching to the end of the strikingly wide tail feathers. The alula are also strikingly large. The head plumage and the bonnet are colored maroon, the rear eye stripe and the breast plumage are sand-colored.

distribution

The peacock cuckoo occurs south of the Andes in Brazil , Bolivia , Peru , Venezuela , Guyana and Paraguay , although the range is highly fragmented. A population size estimate is not available, but the IUCN does not assume any endangerment of the species due to the large distribution area.

Way of life

The peacock cuckoo occurs in evergreen forests, gallery forests and dry forests with dense undergrowth. The solitary cuckoos usually move on the ground and in the lower shrub layer. When in danger, the peacock cuckoo runs more often instead of flying. This is also referred to by the generic name Dromococcyx , which is composed of the Greek words for “run” (dromos) and “cuckoo” (kokyx). Higher areas of the forest are usually only visited for singing.

Favorite foods are cicadas , earwigs , cockroaches , arachnids and scorpions , which are collected from the forest floor.

Like the other Dromococcyx species, the pheasant cuckoo , the peacock cuckoo is a breeding parasite . Well-known host birds are the olive-gray shrike ( Dysithamnus mentalis ), the ocher-faced death tyrant ( Todirostrum plumbeiceps ) and the earmarked dwarf tyrant ( Myiornis auricularis ).

literature

• Johannes Erritzøe , Clive F. Mann, Frederik Brammer, Richard A. Fuller: Cuckoos of the World (Helm Identification Guides) . Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd, London 2012, ISBN 978-071-366-034-0 .
• Robert B. Payne: The Cuckoos (Bird Families of the World No. 15). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2005, ISBN 0-19-850213-3 .

Web links

Commons : Dromococcyx pavoninus  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Dromococcyx pavoninus inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.1. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
• BirdLife International: Species Factsheet - Pavonine Cuckoo ( Dromococcyx pavoninus ) . Retrieved July 20, 2013.
• Videos, photos and sound recordings of Pavonine Cuckoo (Dromococcyx pavoninus) in the Internet Bird Collection
• Peacock cuckoo ( Dromococcyx pavoninus ) at Avibase; Retrieved July 20, 2013.
• Dromococcyx pavoninus in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved July 20, 2013.
• xeno-canto: Sound recordings - Pavonine Cuckoo ( Dromococcyx pavoninus )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Erritzoe et al. P. 121
2. ↑ dromococcyx pavoninus in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2012. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2012. Accessed June 23, 2013.
3. ↑ Erritzoe et al. P. 122
4. ^ Payne p. 191