Biology:Dromococcyx
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Short description: Genus of birds
Dromococcyx | |
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Pheasant cuckoo (Dromococcyx phasianellus) | |
Scientific 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. 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:[2]
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Dromococcyx pavoninus | Pavonine cuckoo | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela | |
Dromococcyx phasianellus | Pheasant cuckoo | Central and South America |
References
- ↑ "Cuculidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=70.
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Dromococcyx". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=553643. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
Wikidata ☰ Q2328383 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dromococcyx.
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