Coccyzus
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Coccyzus is a genus of cuckoos which occur in the Americas. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kokkuzo, which means to call like a common cuckoo. The genus includes the lizard cuckoos that were formerly included in the genus Saurothera.
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Coccyzus | |
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Black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cuculiformes |
Family: | Cuculidae |
Genus: | Coccyzus Vieillot, 1816 |
Type species | |
Cuculus americanus (yellow-billed cuckoo) Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Species | |
13, see text | |
Synonyms | |
Hyetornis |
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