| Coccycua | |
|---|---|
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| Ash-colored cuckoo (Coccycua cinerea) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Coccycua Lesson, 1830 |
| Type species | |
| Cuculus monachus[1] Lesson, 1830 | |
| Species | |
3, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
Numerous, see text | |
Coccycua is a smallgenus of birds in thecuckoo family, Cuculidae. Its three species are found in the tropicalAmericas.
Formerly, they were divided among inCoccyzus (two species) andPiaya (one species), or the former were assigned toMicrococcyx and only the latter toCoccycua. Following the discovery that they form amonophyletic lineage equidistant to both related genera,Coccycua has been revalidated.
The species are:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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 | Coccycua minuta | Little cuckoo | Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena, Amazon Basin, Guianas and western Cerrado |
_(15430611517).jpg) | Coccycua pumila | Dwarf cuckoo | Colombia and Venezuela |
.jpg) | Coccycua cinerea | Ash-colored cuckoo | northern and central Argentina to Uruguay and São Paulo (state) ; winters north towards Amazonas |
The genus nameCoccycua has often been believed to be a misspelling, and variousemendations have been proposed. However, the name as originally written is valid. Thejunior synonyms are:
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