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Coccyzus minor (mangrove cuckoo)

Osteichthyes - Cuculiformes - Cuculidae

Taxonomy
Cuculus minor was named by Gmelin (1788). It is extant.

It was recombined as Coccyzus minor by Olson et al. (1990), Morgan (1994), Clements et al. (2017), Oswald and Steadman (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1788Cuculus minor Gmelin
1990Coccyzus minor Olson et al.
1994Coccyzus minor Morgan p. 482
2017Coccyzus minor Clements et al.
2018Coccyzus minor Oswald and Steadman p. 366

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
RankNameAuthor
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
Terrestrornithes
Dendrornithes
AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderCuculimorphaeSibley et al. 1988
orderCuculiformesWagler 1830
familyCuculidaeLeach 1820
genusCoccyzusViellot 1816
speciesminor(Gmelin 1788)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Coccyzus minor Gmelin 1788 [mangrove cuckoo]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:34:04
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:34:04
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Naka 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Coccyzus minor (209851)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Coccyzus minor (194588)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (San Salvador) Coccyzus minor (190743)