This reddish cuckoo has a long tail. In Peru it is found in the canopy of tropical forest.
Adults have a reddish body and dark gray crown, with a red bill and iris, yellow bare skin in front of the eye, and a long dark-chestnut tail tipped white.
In Peru it is uncommon and occurs in the canopy of terra firme forest. It has been recorded up to 900 m in the Andean foothills.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.