Family: Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Authority: Sclater & Salvin, 1878

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

Click here for more information about the Red List categories and criteria

Justification of Red List category
This species occurs at very low population densities and is often absent even from seemingly appropriate habitat; overall it is considered to have a very small and fragmented population that is isolated in small subpopulations. In most of its range, habitat loss and degradation are proceeding rapidly, indicating that there are significant and ongoing declines in range and population. Locally it is opportunistically hunted for food. This combination of factors has led to its uplisting to Endangered.

BirdLife Species Guardian: Jocotoco Foundation

Population size: 600-1700 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 58,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome