Black-bellied cuckoo

The Black-belied Cuckoo, Black-bellied squirrel Cuckoo, Black-bellied Piscua, Black Cat Soul (Piaya melanogaster) is an amazon bird member of the Cuckoos group, of the order Cuculiformes and from the family Cuculidae. The genus Playa is considered part of the Cuckoos of the New World. Even though this species has a wide range of distribution, little is known about its ecology and natural history. This species is considered as monotypic. The word melanogaster means “black belly”; it has Greek roots, melas means “black” and faster means “ belly”.

Black-bellied cuckoo

The Black-belied Cuckoo, Black-bellied squirrel Cuckoo, Black-bellied Piscua, Black Cat Soul (Piaya melanogaster) is an amazon bird member of the Cuckoos group, of the order Cuculiformes and from the family Cuculidae. The genus Playa is considered part of the Cuckoos of the New World. Even though this species has a wide range of distribution, little is known about its ecology and natural history. This species is considered as monotypic. The word melanogaster means “black belly”; it has Greek roots, melas means “black” and faster means “ belly”.