Cercococcyx
Genus of birds
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Cercococcyx is a genus of cuckoos in the family Cuculidae,[2][3][4] known as the long-tailed cuckoos.
| Cercococcyx | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Cercococcyx Cabanis, 1882 |
| Type species | |
| Cercococcyx mechowi[1] Cabanis, 1882 | |
Species
Cercococcyx contains the following species:[5]
- Whistling long-tailed cuckoo (Cercococcyx lemaireae)
- Barred long-tailed cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus)
- Dusky long-tailed cuckoo (Cercococcyx mechowi)
- Olive long-tailed cuckoo (Cercococcyx olivinus)
Many sources do not recognize Cercococcyx lemaireae[2][3][4] as distinct from Cercococcyx mechowi.[3][5]
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