Dromococcyx
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| Dromococcyx | |
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| Pheasant cuckoo (Dromococcyx phasianellus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Dromococcyx Wied-Neuwied, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Macropus phasianellus[1] von Spix, 1824 | |
Dromococcyx is a genus of uncommon to rare cuckoos found in forests and woodlands of the Neotropics. While rarely seen, both species are very vocal.[2] They have strikingly graduated tails, and are among the few cuckoos of the Americas that are brood parasites (the only other is the striped cuckoo).
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