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Chalcites
Sign in to saveChalcites is a genus of Australasian cuckoos in the family Cuculidae. They were formerly placed in the genus Chrysococcyx.
Species
Tomato Looper
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCuculiformes
- FamilyCuculidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,331
- With media
- 38
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Collections
- WFVZ, ROM, FMNH, CAS, USNM
- Recorded in
- Malaysia, Australia, Papua, New Guinea, Philippines, India, Nepal, New Guinea, Vietnam
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Encyclopedic overview
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Chalcites is a genus of Australasian cuckoos in the family Cuculidae. They were formerly placed in the genus Chrysococcyx.
==Taxonomy== The genus Chalcites was introduced in 1830 by the French naturalist René Lesson. The type species is, by tautology, Cuculus chalcites which is a junior synonym of Cuculus plagosus Latham, now considered to be a subspecies of the shining bronze cuckoo (Chalcites lucidus). The genus name is from Ancient Greek χαλκιτης (khalkitēs) meaning "containing copper" or "coppery".
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