- Where to see one
- 5 U.S. zoos in our directory hold guira cuckoo, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the guira cuckoo
The guira cuckoo is a gregarious bird of open and semi-open habitats in Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and northeastern Argentina. It is about 34 cm long, with dark brown streaked upperparts, a pale underside, yellow-orange eyes and bill, and a prominent orange-rufous crest. It forages in trees and on the ground, often in flocks of up to 18, taking insects, worms, tadpoles, frogs, eggs, nestlings and small mammals. Unlike many Old World cuckoos, it does not parasitise other birds' nests. Several females may share a community nest holding up to 20 eggs.
Guira Cuckoo facts
- Its genus name comes from an Old Tupi word meaning bird.
- Community nests can hold up to 20 dark green, chalky-coated eggs.
- It does not lay eggs in other birds' nests, unlike many Old World cuckoos.
- Its closest relatives are the anis of the genus Crotophaga.
Where to see guira cuckoo in the U.S.
5 zoos across 4 states
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