Chrysococcyx
Sign in to saveChrysococcyx is a genus of cuckoos in the family Cuculidae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCuculiformes
- FamilyCuculidae
Observations recorded748,896
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 48
- With media
- 16
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, YPM, CM, BSNS, DMNH, CLO
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Kenya, India, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cuculinae
- Image
- Emerald cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus insularum) male Sao Tome.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Chalcites
Show 6 more facts
- taxonomic type
- African Emerald Cuckoo
- topic's main category
- Category:Chrysococcyx
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Chrysococcyx
- Commons category
- Chrysococcyx
- Commons gallery
- Chrysococcyx
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
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Chrysococcyx is a genus of cuckoos in the family Cuculidae.
==Taxonomy== The genus Chrysococcyx was erected by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1826 with the African emerald cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus) as the type species. The name Chrysococcyx comes from the Ancient Greek words χρυσος (khrusos), meaning "gold", and κοκκυξ (kokkux), meaning "cuckoo".
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