Dark-billed Cuckoo vs Lesser Capybara

Coccyzus melacoryphus compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Key Differences

• Dark-billed Cuckoo is Least Concern while Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-billed Cuckoo	Lesser Capybara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cuculidae	Caviidae
Genus	Coccyzus	Hydrochoerus
Species	Coccyzus melacoryphus	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark-billed Cuckoo and Lesser Capybara share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dark-billed Cuckoo

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-billed Cuckoo	Lesser Capybara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark-billed Cuckoo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Dark-billed Cuckoo

Dark-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela