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Genus: ''Chrysococcyx'' | Genus: ''Chrysococcyx'' | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | + | Twelve species of Cuckoo found in [[Africa]], [[Asia]] and [[Australia]].<br /> | |
| + | All species are rather small cuckoos, have violet, greenish, blue or brown upperparts and mostly black barred whitish underparts.<br /> | ||
| + | They are brood parasites and feed mainly on insects. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ''Chrysococcyx'' is a genus in the family [[:Category:Cuculidae|Cuculidae]] | + | ''Chrysococcyx'' is a genus in the family [[:Category:Cuculidae|Cuculidae]].<br /> |
| + | The Asian and Australian species are sometimes placed in their own genus ''[[:Category:Chalcites|Chalcites]]''. | ||
{{Nav-Chrysococcyx}} | {{Nav-Chrysococcyx}} | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-HBWVol4}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
[[Category:Cuculidae]] | [[Category:Cuculidae]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:40, 31 July 2013
Genus: Chrysococcyx
Description
Twelve species of Cuckoo found in Africa, Asia and Australia.
All species are rather small cuckoos, have violet, greenish, blue or brown upperparts and mostly black barred whitish underparts.
They are brood parasites and feed mainly on insects.
Taxonomy
Chrysococcyx is a genus in the family Cuculidae.
The Asian and Australian species are sometimes placed in their own genus Chalcites.
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| C. maculatus | Asian Emerald Cuckoo | ||
| C. xanthorhynchus | Violet Cuckoo | ||
| C. caprius | Dideric Cuckoo | ||
| C. klaas | Klaas's Cuckoo | ||
| C. flavigularis | Yellow-throated Cuckoo | ||
| C. cupreus | African Emerald Cuckoo | ||
| C. megarhynchus | Long-billed Cuckoo | ||
| C. basalis | Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo | ||
| C. osculans | Black-eared Cuckoo | ||
| C. ruficollis | Rufous-throated Bronze Cuckoo | ||
| C. lucidus | Shining Bronze Cuckoo | ||
| C. meyerii | White-eared Bronze Cuckoo | ||
| C. minutillus | Little Bronze Cuckoo | ||
References
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 1997. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334221
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chrysococcyx. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chrysococcyx
Pages in category ‘Chrysococcyx’
The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
