Cuckoo, Guira
Guira guira
Guira guira
Vital Statistics
Height:
13 - 14 inches
Weight:
5 ounces
Diet:
Frogs, eggs, large arthropods and small mammals.
Conservation:
Status: Least Concern
Geographic Region
Eastern and southern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and northern and eastern Argentina.
At The Zoo
Faces of the Rainforest
Did You Know?
Like other members of the subfamily Crotophaginae, the Guira Cuckoo gives off a strong, pungent odor, due to their large anal glands. The significance of this smell is unknown.