Amboina Pitch Tree vs Gray-capped Cuckoo

Agathis dammara compared with Coccyzus lansbergi

Key Differences

• Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while Gray-capped Cuckoo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboina Pitch Tree	Gray-capped Cuckoo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Braconidae	Cuculidae
Genus	Agathis	Coccyzus
Species	Agathis dammara	Coccyzus lansbergi

Evolutionary Relationship

Amboina Pitch Tree and Gray-capped Cuckoo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Gray-capped Cuckoo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboina Pitch Tree	Gray-capped Cuckoo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amboina Pitch Tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gray-capped Cuckoo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Amboina Pitch Tree

The Amboina Pitch Tree (Agathis dammara) is a species in the genus Agathis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo