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Guira guira
The Guira cuckoo (Guira guira) is a bird found in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia. Open land across eastern South America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, small mammals and birds and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
See the Guira cuckoo on the 3D globe →| Scientific name | Guira guira |
|---|---|
| Region | South America |
| Found in | Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia |
🏡 Where the Guira cuckoo lives
Open land across eastern South America.
🍽️ What it eats
- 🐛 Insects & bugs40%
- 🐭 Mammals & birds30%
- 🦎 Reptiles & frogs30%
A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).
Conservation status
Hear the Guira cuckoo
Recorded by Robson Silva e Silva (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC646539. Trimmed to a few seconds.
Questions about the Guira cuckoo
Where does the Guira cuckoo live?
The Guira cuckoo lives in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia. Open land across eastern South America.
What does the Guira cuckoo eat?
insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%), small mammals and birds (about 30%), reptiles and frogs (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.
Is the Guira cuckoo endangered?
There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.
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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.