Dromococcyx

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Dromococcyx
Dromococcyx phasianellus - Pheasant Cuckoo; Caxias, Maranhão, Brazil.jpg
Pheasant cuckoo (Dromococcyx phasianellus)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Dromococcyx
Wied-Neuwied, 1832

Dromococcyx is a genus of uncommon to rare cuckoos found in forests and woodlands of the Neotropics. 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).

Species[]

The genus contains the following species:[1]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Dromococcyx pavoninus.jpg Dromococcyx pavoninus Pavonine cuckoo Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela
Pheasant Cuckoo.jpg Dromococcyx phasianellus Pheasant cuckoo Central and South America


References[]

  1. ^ "ITIS Report: Dromococcyx". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 May 2010.


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