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Cuculidae (cuckoo)

Reptilia - Cuculiformes - Cuculidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Cuculidae Leach
1930Cuculidae Hay p. 347
1933Cuculidae Lambrecht p. 605
1940Cuculidae Wetmore p. 66
1956Cuculidae Wetmore p. 83
1975Cuculidae Olson p. 31
1988Cuculidae Carroll
2006Cuculidae Mayr p. 866
2007Cuculidae Livezey and Zusi p. 93
2008Cuculidae Steadman
2014Cuculidae del Hoyo et al.
2017Cuculidae Clements et al.
2020Cuculidae Worthy and Nguyen p. 84

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—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
familyCuculidaeLeach 1820

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.

Fm. Cuculidae Leach 1820 [cuckoo]
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G. Cacomantis Muller 1843
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Cacomantis flabelliformis Latham 1801 [fan-tailed cuckoo]
Cacomantis variolosus Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [brush cuckoo]
Subfm. Centropodinae Horsfield 1823
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G. Carpococcyx Gray 1840 [Ground-cuckoo]
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Carpococcyx radiceus Temminck 1832 [Bornean ground-cuckoo]
Invalid names: Centropodini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty]
G. Centropus Illiger 1811
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†Centropus antiquus Gervais 1852
†Centropus bairdi Shute et al. 2016
†Centropus colossus Baird 1985
Centropus goliath Bonaparte 1850 [Goliath coucal]
†Centropus maximus Shute et al. 2016
G. Chrysococcyx Boie 1826
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Chrysococcyx caprius Boddaert 1783 [Diederik cuckoo]
Chrysococcyx lucidus Gmelin 1788 [shining bronze-cuckoo]
G. Coccyzus Viellot 1816
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Coccyzus americanus Linnaeus 1758 [yellow-billed cuckoo]
Coccyzus erythropthalmus Wilson 1811 [black-billed cuckoo]
Coccyzus longirostris Hermann 1783 [Hispaniolan lizard-cuckoo]
Coccyzus minor Gmelin 1788 [mangrove cuckoo]
Coccyzus rufigularis Hartlaub 1852 [bay-breasted cuckoo]
Invalid names: Hyetornis Sclater 1862 [synonym], Saurothera Vieillot 1816 [synonym]
G. Coua Schinz 1821 [coua]
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†Coua berthae Goodman and Ravoavy 1993 [Bertha's coua]
Coua cristata Linnaeus 1766 [crested coua]
Coua cursor Grandidier 1867 [running coua]
Coua gigas Boddaert 1783 [giant coua]
†Coua primaeva Milne-Edwards and Grandidier 1895
Coua ruficeps Gray 1846 [red-capped coua]
G. Crotophaga Linnaeus 1758
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Crotophaga ani Linnaeus 1758 [smooth-billed ani]
Crotophaga sulcirostris Swainson 1827 [groove-billed ani]
Subfm. Crotophaginae Swainson 1837
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G. Guira Lesson 1830 [Guira cuckoo]
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Guira guira Gmelin 1788 [Guira cuckoo]
Invalid names: Neomorphini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty]
Subfm. Cuculinae
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G. Ceuthmochares Cabanis and Heine 1863 [yellowbill]
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Ceuthmochares aereus Vieillot 1817 [Chattering yellowbill]
G. Clamator Kaup 1829 [cuckoo]
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Clamator glandarius Linnaeus 1758 [Great spotted cuckoo]
G. Cuculus Linnaeus 1758
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Cuculus canorus Linnaeus 1758 [common cuckoo]
†Cuculus csarnotanus Jánossy 1979
Cuculus optatus Gould 1845 [oriental cuckoo]
G. Dromococcyx Wied-Neuwied 1832
G. †Dynamopteryx Gaillard 1939
G. †Eocuculus Chandler 1999
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†Eocuculus cherpinae Chandler 1999
G. Eudynamys Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [koel]
G. †Eutreptodactylus Baird and Vickers-Rich 1997
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†Eutreptodactylus itaboraiensis Baird and Vickers-Rich 1997
G. Geococcyx Wagler 1831
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Geococcyx californianus Lesson 1829 [Greater roadrunner]
†Geococcyx conklingi Howard 1931
Geococcyx velox Wagner 1836 [Lesser roadrunner]
G. Morococcyx Sclater 1862
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Morococcyx erythropygus Lesson 1842 [lesser ground-cuckoo]
G. †Nannococcyx Olson 1975
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†Nannococcyx psix Olson 1975 [Saint Helena cuckoo]
G. †Necrornis Milne-Edwards 1871
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†Necrornis palustris Milne-Edwards 1871
G. †Neococcyx Weigel 1963
Subfm. Neomorphinae Shelley 1891
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G. †Cursoricoccyx Martin and Mengel 1984
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†Cursoricoccyx geraldinae Martin and Mengel 1984
G. Neomorphus Gloger 1827
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Neomorphus geoffroyi Temminck 1820
G. †Procuculus Harrison and Walker 1977
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†Procuculus minutus Harrison and Walker 1977
G. †Thomasococcyx Steadman 2008 [cuckoo]
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†Thomasococcyx philohippus Steadman 2008 [cuckoo]
G. Urodynamis Salvadori 1880
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Urodynamis taitensis Sparrman 1787 [long-tailed koel]
G. †Veflintornis Kašin 1976
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†Veflintornis meini Ballmann 1969
Invalid names: Phaenicophacinae [empty]
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: Marsh 1875, Naka 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 55.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.6 Ma

Collections (68 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (Sussex) Procuculus minutus (13298)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) Eutreptodactylus itaboraiensis (118314)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Ile-de-France Region) Centropus antiquus (31739)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Neococcyx mccorquodalei (52960)
Late/Upper Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Eocuculus cherpinae (84799)
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Eocuculus cherpinae (68876)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Colorado) Cursoricoccyx geraldinae (17965)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) Cuculidae indet., Thomasococcyx philohippus (18597)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Florida) Coccyzus americanus (20384)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Murcia) Cuculus canorus (34128)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Siracusa) Cuculus canorus (175900)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Geococcyx californianus (152008 161536)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) Coccyzus americanus (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Coccyzus minor (209851)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Centropus colossus (136157)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Chrysococcyx sp. (194980)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation Cuculus canorus (194807)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117East Timor Cuculidae indet. (204406)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Geococcyx conklingi (71670)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Coccyzus americanus (20595)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Arizona) Geococcyx californianus (63654)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal Cuculus canorus (197768)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Coccyzus sp. (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Geococcyx californianus (79630 176267 190077 218989) Geococcyx californica (44954) Geococcyx californicus (236636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Geococcyx californianus (76059 76060)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Colombia (Cundinamarca) Crotophaginae indet. (190375)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (San Salvador) Coccyzus minor (190743)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Coccyzus merlini, Coccyzus minor (194588) Saurothera merlini (144649 194590)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Madagascar Coua berthae (95824) Coua cristata, Coua cursor, Coua gigas, Coua ruficeps (195018)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Papua New Guinea Cacomantis variolosus (194693) Cuculidae indet., Centropus sp. (194694)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic Saurothera longirostris, Hyetornis rufigularis (194485)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico (Chiapas) Crotophaga sulcirostris, Dromococcyx erythropygus (195047)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Toliara) Coua cristata, Coua cursor (92733)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands Eudynamis taitensis (193452 193453)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Beanka) Coua sp., Coua cristata, Coua gigas (205190 205193)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic Coccyzus sp., Saurothera longirostris, Crotophaga ani, Coccyzus erythropthalmus, Hyetornis rufigularis (194484)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Caledonia Eudynamys taitensis, Cacomantis flabelliformis (193986 193987) Urodynamis taitensis (13221)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vanuatu (Efate) Centropus sp., Cuculus optatus (185434)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Coccyzus sp. (70705)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Eudynamys taitensis (100554)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Pitcairn Eudynamys taitensis (193786)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar Coua berthae (195020) Coua primaeva, Coua cristata, Coua gigas, Coua ruficeps, Coua berthae (236022)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Solomon Islands Eudynamis taitensis (209065 209096)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga (Vava'u) Cacomantis flabelliformis (208867)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) Saurothera merlini (144134)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Haiti Crotophaga ani (195074) Saurothera longirostris (194483)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga Eudynamis taitensis (194752 194753)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Saint Helena Nannococcyx psix (194291)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas Saurothera merlini (194593)