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Black-billed cuckoo, Santa María, Colombia  Black-billed cuckoo,Boyacá,Coccyzus erythropthalmus,Colombia,Santa María,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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The black-billed cuckoo is a New World species in the Cuculidae family. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus name "kokkuzo", means to call like a common cuckoo, and "erythropthalmus" is from "eruthros", "red" and "ophthalmos", "eye".

Similar species: Cuckoos
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 22, 2017. Captured Oct 17, 2016 09:40.
  • NIKON D810
  • f/5.6
  • 1/400s
  • ISO560
  • 400mm