North American field guide

Mangrove Cuckoo

Coccyzus minor

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Identification

31 cm (12") Rare. Florida. Mangrove swamps.

Black face mask. Buffy belly and sides. Usually white throat and breast but underparts may be entirely buffy. Black tail feathers tipped with white.

Song: low, slow "gaw gaw gaw".

Details in the field

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Credit: Laura Gooch

Credit: Mike's Birds

Credit: Nark Stevens

Credit: Marc AuMarc

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Mangrove Cuckoo

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