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title: "Mangrove Cuckoo"
description: "Coccyzus minor — Uccelli. The mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) is a species of cuckoo that is native to the Neotropics."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/mangrove-cuckoo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mangrove Cuckoo

> Coccyzus minor — Uccelli. The mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) is a species of cuckoo that is native to the Neotropics.

- Scientific name: *Coccyzus minor*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2480
- Wikidata: [Q18923](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18923)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1964](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1964)

## Names

- en: Mangrove Cuckoo
- de: Mangrovenkuckuck
- es: Cuclillo manglero
- fr: Coulicou manioc
- nl: Mangrove-koekoek
- pt: Papa-lagarta-do-mangue
- pl: Kukawik namorzynowy

## Countries with the most observations

MX (635), PR (496), US (275), CR (166), DO (93), MQ (81), PA (80), LC (52), GP (44), CU (43), HN (39), NI (34)

## Summary

The mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) is a species of cuckoo that is native to the Neotropics.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangrove_cuckoo

## Photo

![Mangrove Cuckoo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mangrove-cuckoo/medium.jpg)

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143532286

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mangrove-cuckoo?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).