Cercococcyx

Cercococcyx
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Cuculiformes
Family:	Cuculidae
Genus:	Cercococcyx Cabanis, 1882
Type species
Cercococcyx mechowi[1] Cabanis, 1882

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

1. "Cuculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
2. "Cercococcyx Cabanis, 1882". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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.
4. 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.
5. "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". Retrieved 5 April 2023.