Chrysococcyx
Genus of birds
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Chrysococcyx is a genus of cuckoos in the family Cuculidae.
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| Chrysococcyx | |
|---|---|
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| Klaas's cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Chrysococcyx Boie, F, 1826 |
| Type species | |
| Cuculus cupreus (African emerald cuckoo) Shaw, 1792 | |
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.[1][2] The name Chrysococcyx comes from the Ancient Greek words χρυσος (khrusos), meaning "gold", and κοκκυξ (kokkux), meaning "cuckoo".[3]
A group of Australo-Papuan taxa that were formerly included in this genus are now placed in the genus Chalcites.[4]
The genus contains the following species:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
_male.jpg) | Chrysococcyx caprius | Diederik cuckoo | Sub-Saharan Africa and southern Arabia |
_male_Sao_Tome.jpg) | Chrysococcyx cupreus | African emerald cuckoo | Sub-Saharan Africa |
.png) | Chrysococcyx flavigularis | Yellow-throated cuckoo | African tropical rainforest |
| Chrysococcyx klaas | Klaas's cuckoo | Sub-Saharan Africa |
_on_branch.jpg) | Chrysococcyx maculatus | Asian emerald cuckoo | southern Himalayas, China and Indochina |
 | Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus | Violet cuckoo | northeast India and Southeast Asia |
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