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Species record

Thick-billed Cuckoo

Pachycoccyx audeberti

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Primary Traits

FamilyCuculidae
OrderCuculiformes
RealmAfrotropical
HabitatWoodland
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

104 g

Elevation

0 m - 1,600 m

Data points

48

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Pachycoccyx audeberti

English name

Thick-billed Cuckoo

Order

Cuculiformes

Family

Cuculidae

Genus

Pachycoccyx

Species

audeberti

Data source

HBW4, BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

100 g

Maximum female mass

120 g

Minimum male mass

92 g

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

No data

Maximum unsexed mass

No data

Average mass

104 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

1,600 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

1,600 m

Typical elevation

800 m

Record section

Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Woodland

Habitat breadth

3

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

1

Diet specialization index

1.52

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

No nest

Nest substrate

No data

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

No data

Maximum clutch size

No data

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

13 d

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

28 d

Maximum fledging period

30 d

Nest parasitism

Nest Parasite

Average fledging period

29 d

Record section

Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Partial Migrant, Altitudinal Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary