Striped cuckoo

Tapera naevia

The Striped cuckoo (Tapera naevia) is a bird found in Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Panama, and 2 more countries. Open woods and scrub from Mexico to Argentina. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Tapera naevia
Region	South America
Found in	Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Panama, and 2 more countries

🏡 Where the Striped cuckoo lives

Open woods and scrub from Mexico to Argentina.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It lays its eggs in other birds' nests, and calls with a long, rising whistle.

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Recorded by Paul Molina Abril (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1175229. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Striped cuckoo

Where does the Striped cuckoo live?

The Striped cuckoo lives in Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Panama, and 2 more countries. Open woods and scrub from Mexico to Argentina.

What does the Striped cuckoo eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Striped 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.