Coccyzus americanus Linnaeus 1758 (yellow-billed cuckoo)
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Aves - Cuculiformes - Cuculidae
Alternative combination: Cuculus americanus
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Coccyzus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Linnaeus 1758 and Steadman et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Coccyzus erythropthalmus, Coccyzus longirostris, Coccyzus minor, Coccyzus rufigularis, Saurothera merlini
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Florida collections), Venezuela (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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