Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Cocos Island Cuckoo is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
endemics such as the Cocos Island cuckoo have evolved in isolation far out in the Pacific. This endemism is even evident underwater with seven unique species of fish here including the Red-lipped Batfish. Diving here is necessarily by self-sufficient dive liveaboard. We arrange trips to both islands using fully equipped liveaboards, as well as the unique experience of exploring underwater by means of a submersible. More
Cocos Island Cuckoo Common Cuckoo Common Cuckoo Dark-billed Cuckoo Dark-billed Cuckoo Not-found-104x104 Dwarf Cuckoo Not-found-104x104 Gray-capped Cuckoo Not-found-104x104 Great Lizard-Cuckoo Not-found-104x104 Greater Ani Greater Roadrunner Greater Roadrunner Groove-billed Ani Groove-billed Ani Not-found-104x104 Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo Not-found-104x104 Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo Not-found-104x104 Lesser Ground-Cuckoo Not-found-104x104 Lesser Roadrunner Not-found-104x104 Little Cuckoo Not-found-104x104 Mangrove Cuckoo Not-found-104x104 Oriental Cuckoo Not-found-104x104 Pearly-breasted Cuckoo Not-found-104x104 Pheasant Cuckoo Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo Not-found-104x104 Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo Smooth-billed Ani More
Listed as Cocos Island Cuckoo in some literature. Photos Cocos Flycatcher Nesotriccus ridgwayi - Endemic - easily encountered once voice is recognized, seen or heard daily at Wafer Bay and Chatham Bay. Listed as Cocos Island Flycatcher in some literature. Photos Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus - 1 at Chatham Bay. Photos Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana - 1st record for Cocos Island. More