Guira
Cuckoo
Guira guira
Photographed at
Discovery Cove, Florida Mar 2016
A scruffy looking bird,
the Brazil Guira Cuckoo has a rufous crest and orange-yellow bill and eye.
They are found in open, scrubby areas in southern South America and are one of
the species that actually benefits from deforestation.
They will often roost in groups and
huddle together for warmth on cold nights. They not only roost in groups but
also feed in groups on the ground eating insects, frogs, eggs, etc.
They even nest in groups.
Several females will lay eggs in the same communal nest where there might be 10
eggs. Despite carrying the cuckoo name, they are rarely recorded as using
another species nest.
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