mangrove cuckoo
coccyzus minor latin

The Mangrove Cuckoo is generally fairly common in its specialized range.

Biscayne has one of the largest populations of mangrove cuckoos in Florida.

The only sounds are the folding and receding waves, the distant bark of a dog and the plaintive call of a mangrove cuckoo.

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

The main predators of Dominican Anoles are the Antilles Racer, and birds including the Mangrove Cuckoo, thrashers, and kingbirds, all of which are mainly found in coastal regions.

Some species inhabit or are even restricted to mangrove forests; these include the Little Bronze Cuckoo of Australia, some malkohas, coucals, and the aptly-named Mangrove Cuckoo of the New World.

The Mangrove Cuckoo is a resident of southern Florida in the United States, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, both coasts of Mexico and Central America, and the Atlantic coast of South America as far south as the mouth of the Amazon River.