Cuculidae

Phaenicophaeus viridirostris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation:Cuculiformes

Superregnum:Eukaryota Cladus:Unikonta Cladus:Opisthokonta Cladus:Holozoa Regnum:Animalia Subregnum:Eumetazoa Cladus:Bilateria Cladus:Nephrozoa Superphylum:Deuterostomia Phylum:Chordata Subphylum:Vertebrata Infraphylum:Gnathostomata Megaclassis:Osteichthyes Cladus:Sarcopterygii Cladus:Rhipidistia Cladus:Tetrapodomorpha Cladus:Eotetrapodiformes Cladus:Elpistostegalia Superclassis:Tetrapoda Cladus:Reptiliomorpha Cladus:Amniota Classis:Reptilia Cladus:Eureptilia Cladus:Romeriida Subclassis:Diapsida Cladus:Sauria Infraclassis:Archosauromorpha Cladus:Crurotarsi Divisio:Archosauria Cladus:Avemetatarsalia Cladus:Ornithodira Subtaxon:Dinosauromorpha Cladus:Dinosauriformes Cladus:Dracohors Cladus:Dinosauria Cladus:Saurischia Cladus:Eusaurischia Subordo:Theropoda Cladus:Neotheropoda Cladus:Averostra Cladus:Tetanurae Cladus:Avetheropoda Cladus:Coelurosauria Cladus:Tyrannoraptora Cladus:Maniraptoromorpha Cladus:Maniraptoriformes Cladus:Maniraptora Cladus:Pennaraptora Cladus:Paraves Cladus:Eumaniraptora Cladus:Avialae Infraclassis:Aves Cladus:Avebrevicauda Cladus:Pygostylia Cladus:Ornithothoraces Cladus:Ornithuromorpha Cladus:Carinatae Parvclassis:Neornithes Cohors:Neognathae Cladus:Neoaves Ordo:Cuculiformes

Familia:Cuculidae
Subfamiliae:Centropodinae–Couinae–Crotophaginae–Cuculinae–Neomorphinae
Genera:Cacomantis–Carpococcyx–Centropus–Cercococcyx–Ceuthmochares–Chrysococcyx–Clamator–Coccycua–Coccyzus–Coua–Crotophaga–Cuculus–Dasylophus–Dromococcyx–Eudynamys–Geococcyx–Guira–Hierococcyx–Microdynamis–Morococcyx– †Nannococcyx–Neomorphus–Pachycoccyx–Phaenicophaeus–Piaya–Rhamphococcyx–Rhinortha–Scythrops–Surniculus–Taccocua–Tapera–Urodynamis–Zanclostomus

Name

• CuculidaeLeach,1820:68

References

Primary references

• Leach, W.E.1820.Synopsis of the Contents of the British Museum:Eleventh Room. British Museum. London. 17th edition: 65–70. (Although the name of the author is not specified in the document, Leach was the Keeper of Zoology at the time).BHLDOI:10.5962/bhl.title.144385Reference page.

Additional references

• del Hoyo, J., et al., eds. (1997).Handbook of the Birds of the Worldvol. 4. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
• Hughes, J. M. (2000). Monophyly and phylogeny of cuckoos (Aves, Cuculidae) inferred from osteological characters.Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society130 (2): 263–307.Abstract

Links

• IOC

Vernacular names

беларуская:Зязюлевыя
বাংলা:কোকিল
čeština:Kukačkovití
Deutsch:Kuckucke
English:Cuckoos
Nordfriisk:Kukütjen
hrvatski:Prave kukavice
македонски:Кукавици
ଓଡ଼ିଆ:କୋକିଳ
polski:Kukułkowate
svenska:Gökar
Türkçe:Gugukgiller

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