mangrove cuckoo

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Also known as: Coccyzus minor

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The mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) is a type of cuckoo found in the West Indies and southern Florida. Cuckoos, belonging to the family Cuculidae, are a diverse group of birds found in temperate and tropical regions worldwide.12

While many cuckoos are known for brood parasitism, laying their eggs in the nests of other birds, the mangrove cuckoo, along with other non-parasitic cuckoos like the yellow-billed and black-billed cuckoos, builds its own nests and raises its young. These birds are typically shy and inhabit dense vegetation, often being heard more than seen.23

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erythropthalmus) and the mangrove cuckoo (C. minor), which is restricted in the United States to coastal southern Florida (also found in the West Indies and Mexico to northern South America); they are represented in Central and South America by about 12 other species, some placed in the genera…
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erythropthalmus) and the mangrove cuckoo (C. minor), which is restricted in the United States to coastal southern Florida (also found in the West Indies and Mexico to northern South America); they are represented in Central and South America by about 12 other species, some placed in the genera…
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