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Jacobin cuckoo: Clamator jacobinus (Boddaert, 1783) 77 Little cuckoo: Coccycua minuta (Vieillot, 1817) 78 Dwarf cuckoo: Coccycua pumila (Strickland, 1852) 79 Ash-colored cuckoo: Coccycua cinerea (Vieillot, 1817) 80 Squirrel cuckoo: Piaya cayana (Linnaeus, 1766) 81 Black-bellied cuckoo: Piaya melanogaster (Vieillot, 1817) 82 Dark-billed cuckoo
The cuckoo, common cuckoo, European cuckoo or Eurasian cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes, which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals. This species is a widespread summer migrant to Europe and Asia, and winters in Africa.
The chestnut-breasted malkoha is typical of the Phaenicophaeinae in having brightly coloured skin around the eye.. Cuckoos are medium-sized birds that range in size from the little bronze cuckoo, at 17 g (0.6 oz) and 15 cm (6 in), to moderately large birds, ranging from 60–80 cm (24–31 in) in length, such as the giant coua of Madagascar, the coral-billed ground-cuckoo of Indochina, and ...
The Asian koel is a large and long-tailed cuckoo measuring 39–46 cm (15–18 in) and weighing 190–327 g (6.7–11.5 oz). [18] [19] The male of the nominate race is glossy bluish-black, with a pale greenish grey bill, the iris is crimson, and it has grey legs and feet. The female of the nominate race is brownish on the crown and has rufous ...
Chestnut-bellied cuckoo Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae Genus: Coccyzus Species: C. pluvialis Binomial name Coccyzus pluvialis (Gmelin, JF, 1788) Synonyms Hyetornis pluvialis The chestnut-bellied cuckoo (Coccyzus pluvialis) is a species of bird in the ...
The crested coua (Coua cristata) is a common medium-sized bird member of the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. [2] It is endemic to Madagascar, [ 3 ] mainly found in the coastal regions of the island. [ 4 ] The crested coua is a weak flyer, so it will often be observed hopping from branch to branch in high canopies.
The black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) is a New World species in the Cuculidae family. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek . The genus name, kokkuzo , means to call like a common cuckoo , and erythropthalmus is from eruthros , "red" and ophthalmos , "eye".
Bay-breasted cuckoo In the Dominican Republic Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae Genus: Coccyzus Species: C. rufigularis Binomial name Coccyzus rufigularis Hartlaub, 1852 Synonyms Hyetornis rufigularis The bay-breasted cuckoo (Coccyzus rufigularis) is an ...