Dark-billed Cuckoo vs Pale-faced Bat

Coccyzus melacoryphus compared with Phylloderma stenops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-billed Cuckoo	Pale-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cuculidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Coccyzus	Phylloderma
Species	Coccyzus melacoryphus	Phylloderma stenops

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark-billed Cuckoo and Pale-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dark-billed Cuckoo

LC — Least Concern

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-billed Cuckoo	Pale-faced Bat
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.

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela