SIZE: The Cocos Cuckoo weighs about 70 grams, and is approximately 12 inches in length.
COLOR PATTERN: The color pattern of the Cocos Cuckoo is very colorful and distinct. It has a grey crown, a black mask, greyish-brown upper body, peach colored underside, and a yellow eye ring.
SHAPE & SILHOUETTE: The Cocos Cuckoo has a black bill with a yellow edged lower mandible, and the juvenile cuckoos have an abstract tail patterns.
BEHAVIORS: The Cocos Cuckoo feeds primarily on large insects and lizards, particularly Anole lizards.
HABITAT: The Cocos Cuckoo lives in forests and shrubland on Cocos Island.
SONGS & CALLS: The Cocos Cuckoo has a deep call, with a rolling rattle.
FACTS: This species is very vulnerable, as is is estimated that there are less than 1,000 mature individuals.
COLOR PATTERN: The color pattern of the Cocos Cuckoo is very colorful and distinct. It has a grey crown, a black mask, greyish-brown upper body, peach colored underside, and a yellow eye ring.
SHAPE & SILHOUETTE: The Cocos Cuckoo has a black bill with a yellow edged lower mandible, and the juvenile cuckoos have an abstract tail patterns.
BEHAVIORS: The Cocos Cuckoo feeds primarily on large insects and lizards, particularly Anole lizards.
HABITAT: The Cocos Cuckoo lives in forests and shrubland on Cocos Island.
SONGS & CALLS: The Cocos Cuckoo has a deep call, with a rolling rattle.
FACTS: This species is very vulnerable, as is is estimated that there are less than 1,000 mature individuals.
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