Order: Cuculiformes - Family: Cuculidae Habitat: Woods, grassland, bushland and embankments

All records since January 2014

Sounds
© Diego Caiafa Grito de alarma	© Diego Caiafa

Adult
© J. Simón Tagtachian Ochraceous underparts. Streaked breast. Tri-coloured tail © RAP >Ruffled crest. Orange bill © Gustavo F. Brahamian © Nicolás Giorgio
© Silvia González © Sergio Cusano © Roberto Ares Highly social. They move in groups in trees or on the ground. The cuculids are a family of the tropics. Nevertheless, the Guira guira has adapted to colder climate. To keep hot in winter they huddled up. When it is warm they raise back feathers to capture heat.

Breeding

© J. Simón Tagtachian	© J. Simón Tagtachian
© J. Simón Tagtachian	© J. Simón Tagtachian
© J. Simón Tagtachian	© J. Simón Tagtachian

Juvenile
© Elsa y Guillermo	© J. Simón Tagtachian
© Carlos González Ledo	© Jorge La Grotteria

Diet
© Roberto Ares Eating a rat	© Carlos González Ledo
© RAP
The Guira Cuckoo feeds on insects. When there are plenty of caterpillars they eat them ceaselessly. They also feed on frogs, small mammals, eggs and chicks. But they also eat remnants from the food stands.
© Carlos González Ledo	© J. Simón tagtachian

More photographic records since January 2013