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Cuculimorphae
Taxonomy
Cuculimorphae was named by Sibley et al. (1988). It is extant.
It was assigned to Coccyges by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was assigned to Coccyges by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1988 | Cuculimorphae Sibley and et al. |
2007 | Cuculimorphae Livezey and Zusi p. 93 |
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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.
Superor. Cuculimorphae Sibley 1988
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Or. Cuculiformes Wagler 1830 [cuckoo]
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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. Cuculinae
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G. Ceuthmochares Cabanis and Heine 1863 [yellowbill]
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Ceuthmochares aereus Vieillot 1817 [Chattering yellowbill]
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. 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. †Neococcyx Weigel 1963
Subfm. Neomorphinae Shelley 1891
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Invalid names: Phaenicophacinae [empty]
Subor. Musophagi Seebohm 1890
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Fm. Musophagidae Bonaparte 1831 [turacos]
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Subfm. Criniferinae Verheyen 1956
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G. Corythaixoides Smith 1833
G. Crinifer Jarocki 1821
G. Criniferoides Roberts 1926
G. Musophaga Isert 1788
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Musophaga rossae Gould 1852 [Ross's turaco]
Musophaga violacea Isert 1789 [Violet turaco]
G. †Promusophaga Harrison and Walker 1977
Invalid names: Cuculi Wagler 1830 [empty], Cuculoidae Hay 1930 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available