Pheasant Cuckoo
The guidebook ‘Birds of Peru’ by Schulenberg et al (Princeton University Press) say of this species “Rare (and rarely seen).” So we were lucky to get good, extended views of this individual, and even had it vocalize. (Again, the guidebook says it is “most often heard at night.”) All in all, a fortunate experience, which took place at a private sanctuary on lower Manu Road, Peru. This species is a brood parasite (laying its eggs in the nests of other species) and is widespread—though not with a continuous distribution—through much of Central and South America.
Pheasant Cuckoo
The guidebook ‘Birds of Peru’ by Schulenberg et al (Princeton University Press) say of this species “Rare (and rarely seen).” So we were lucky to get good, extended views of this individual, and even had it vocalize. (Again, the guidebook says it is “most often heard at night.”) All in all, a fortunate experience, which took place at a private sanctuary on lower Manu Road, Peru. This species is a brood parasite (laying its eggs in the nests of other species) and is widespread—though not with a continuous distribution—through much of Central and South America.