Grey-capped Cuckoo
Coccyzus lansbergi
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
Overview
The grey-capped cuckoo (Coccyzus lansbergi) is a species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, as a vagrant on Bonaire and in the Galápagos Islands, and possibly in Panama.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds northern Colombia and northern Venezuela; migrates to western Peru.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Grey-capped cuckoo
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
