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Black-bellied Cuckoo Black-bellied Cuckoo (Piaya melanogaster)<br /> <br /> Just because it looks like a Squirrel Cuckoo doesn&#039;t mean you shouldn&#039;t check just to make sure! I wish I had a better photo of this bird, but I&#039;ve only seen it once. Next trip, I suppose! Black-bellied cuckoo,Colombia,Geotagged,Piaya melanogaster Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Black-bellied Cuckoo

Black-bellied Cuckoo (Piaya melanogaster)

Just because it looks like a Squirrel Cuckoo doesn't mean you shouldn't check just to make sure! I wish I had a better photo of this bird, but I've only seen it once. Next trip, I suppose!

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Very cool find, Mike. It's a very usable photo by any standard and love to learn about the species. Posted 2 years ago

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The Black-bellied cuckoo

The black-bellied cuckoo or black-bellied squirrel cuckoo is a bird of the family Cuculidae found in the Amazon region. Even though this species has a wide distribution, little is known about its ecology and natural history. The word "melanogaster" means "black belly"; it has Greek roots, "melas" meaning "black" and "gaster" meaning "belly".

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Similar species: Cuckoos
Species identified by Mike Melton
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Uploaded Dec 5, 2022. Captured in 67HF6Q3V+H2.
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