Cercococcyx

Cercococcyx
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Cuculiformes
Family:	Cuculidae
Genus:	Cercococcyx ; Cabanis, 1882
Type species
	Cercococcyx mechowi ; Cabanis, 1882

Last updated May 25, 2025

Cercococcyx is a genus of cuckoos in the family Cuculidae,^[2]^[3]^[4] known as the long-tailed cuckoos.

Species

Cercococcyx contains the following species:^[5]

Whistling long-tailed cuckoo (Cercococcyx lemaireae)
Barred long-tailed cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus)
Dusky long-tailed cuckoo (Cercococcyx mechowi)
Olive long-tailed cuckoo (Cercococcyx olivinus)

Many sources do not recognize Cercococcyx lemaireae^[2]^[3]^[4] as distinct from Cercococcyx mechowi.^[3]^[5]

References

↑ "Cuculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
1 2 "Cercococcyx Cabanis, 1882". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 5 April 2023.
1 2 3 Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2023). "Turacos, bustards, cuckoos, mesites, sandgrouse". IOC World Bird List v13.1. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
1 2 Winkler, David W.; Billerman, Shawn M.; Lovette, Irby J. (4 March 2020). Billerman, Shawn M.; Keeney, Brooke K.; Rodewald, Paul G.; Schulenberg, Thomas S. (eds.). "Cuckoos (Cuculidae)" . Birds of the World. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.cuculi1.01. S2CID 241787139 . Retrieved 5 April 2023.
1 2 "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species" . Retrieved 5 April 2023.

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[HM4-1] "Cuculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.

[ITIS-2] 1 2 "Cercococcyx Cabanis, 1882". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[IOC13.1-3] 1 2 3 Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2023). "Turacos, bustards, cuckoos, mesites, sandgrouse". IOC World Bird List v13.1. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[BoW-4] 1 2 Winkler, David W.; Billerman, Shawn M.; Lovette, Irby J. (4 March 2020). Billerman, Shawn M.; Keeney, Brooke K.; Rodewald, Paul G.; Schulenberg, Thomas S. (eds.). "Cuckoos (Cuculidae)" . Birds of the World. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.cuculi1.01. S2CID 241787139 . Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[IUCN-5] 1 2 "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species" . Retrieved 5 April 2023.

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