13 May, 2010

Guira Cuckoo


Scientific Name: Guira Guira

Population Estimate: Unknown but Least Concern status.

Range / Habitat: It is found widely in open and semi-open habitats of eastern and southern Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, and north-eastern Argentina.

Field Notes: It has whitish-buff underparts and rump, dark brownish upperparts, a broadly white-tipped dark tail that is relatively long, an orange-rufous crest, bare yellow ocular-skin (commonly fades in captivity), and a relatively heavy, orange-yellow bill.

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