Striped Cuckoo

Tapera naevia (Linnaeus, 1766)

27 cmLength48 gWeight

The striped cuckoo (Tapera naevia) is a bird, the only member of the genus Tapera.

Most records: Colombia, Brazil, Argentina

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Colombia, Brazil, Argentina

Striped Cuckoo has been recorded at 721 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 21 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

RN Laguna de SonsoColombia1,312 records
Hotel Tinamú Birding Nature ReserveColombia1,303 records
Hacienda El Escobal, TolimaColombia622 records

More places

Refugio de las aves - La PiñuelaColombia513 records
Tárcoles – Tour en BoteCosta Rica503 records
Gran Asunción – Parque Guasu MetropolitanoParaguay479 records
Marquetalia – Casco UrbanoColombia452 records
Pantanal – P. Jofre boat on Rio Cuiabá & tributariesBrazil444 records
Refugio mixto Caño NegroCosta Rica423 records
Ciudad Neily rice fields south of HospitalCosta Rica412 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Colombia Brazil Argentina Costa Rica Paraguay Panama Venezuela Ecuador

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The striped cuckoo (Tapera naevia) is a bird, the only member of the genus Tapera. This resident cuckoo is found from Mexico and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Argentina and Colombia.

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Questions

How big is the Striped Cuckoo?

The Striped Cuckoo is about 27 cm long and weighs around 48 g.

Where does the Striped Cuckoo live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: southern Mexico to northern Argentina. It is most often recorded in Colombia, Brazil and Argentina.