Black-bellied cuckoo / Schwarzbauchkuckuck (Piaya melanogaster)

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Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Piaya (Piaya); Family Coccyzidae (Coccyzidae)
General: The black-bellied cuckoo or black-bellied squirrel cuckoo (Piaya melanogaster) is a bird of the family Cuculidae found in the Amazon region.[2][3][4] The genus Playa is considered part of the cuckoos of the New World.[5] Even though this species has a wide distribution, little is known about its ecology and natural history.[4] This species is considered as monotypic. The word melanogaster means "black belly"; it has Greek roots, melas meaning "black" and gaster meaning "belly".[5] [more]