Dromococcyx

Dromococcyx is a genus of uncommon to rare cuckoos found in forests and woodlands of the Neotropics. While rarely seen, both species are very vocal.^[2] They have strikingly graduated tails, and are among the few cuckoos of the Americas that are brood parasites (the only other is the striped cuckoo).

Dromococcyx
Pheasant cuckoo (Dromococcyx phasianellus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Cuculiformes
Family:	Cuculidae
Genus:	Dromococcyx Wied-Neuwied, 1832
Type species
Macropus phasianellus[1] von Spix, 1824

Species

The genus contains the following species:^[3]

Genus Dromococcyx – Wied-Neuwied, 1832 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Pavonine cuckoo	Dromococcyx pavoninus Pelzeln, 1870	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Pheasant cuckoo	Dromococcyx phasianellus (Spix, 1824)	Central and South America	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC