Cocos cuckoo
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Coccyzus |
| Species: | C. ferrugineus
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| Binomial name | |
| Coccyzus ferrugineus Gould, 1843
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The Cocos cuckoo (Coccyzus ferrugineus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Cocos Island, an island in the Pacific Ocean which is part of Costa Rica.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy and systematics[]
It is one of 13 species in the genus Coccyzus. Phylogenetic analyses reveal that within the genus, the species is most closely related to the mangrove cuckoo, and that these two species together are sister to the pearly-breasted and yellow-billed cuckoo.[2]
The generic name coccyzus is from the Ancient Greek kokkuzo, meaning a common cuckoo's cry. The specific ferrugineus is derived from Latin and means "rusty", referring to the color of its upperparts.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Coccyzus ferrugineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22684340A178653886. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22684340A178653886.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Systematics - Cocos Cuckoo - Coccyzus ferrugineus - Birds of the World". birdsoftheworld.org. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
External links[]
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Coccyzus
- Endemic birds of Costa Rica
- Birds described in 1843
- Cuculiformes stubs