Dromococcyx
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| Dromococcyx | |
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| Pheasant cuckoo (Dromococcyx phasianellus) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Dromococcyx Wied-Neuwied, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Macropus phasianellus[1] von Spix, 1824
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Dromococcyx is a genus of uncommon to rare cuckoos found in forests and woodlands of the Neotropics. While rarely seen, both species are very vocal.[2] They have strikingly graduated tails, and are among the few cuckoos of the Americas that are brood parasites (the only other is the striped cuckoo).
Species
The genus contains the following species:[3]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Pavonine cuckoo | Dromococcyx pavoninus Pelzeln, 1870 |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela Map of range |
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| Pheasant cuckoo | Dromococcyx phasianellus (Spix, 1824) |
Central and South America Map of range |
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References
- ↑ "Cuculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ↑ Ridgely, Robert S.; Gwynne, John A.; Tudor, Guy; Argel, Martha (2016). Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil: The Atlantic Forest of Southeast Brazil, Including São Paolo and Rio de Janeiro. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-5017-0453-6.
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Dromococcyx". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
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