Emerald Cuckoos and allies
Chrysococcyx
Chrysococcyx is a genus of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. The scientific name Chrysococcyx is Greek for gold cuckoo (χρυσός,κούκος) Some authorities split the principally Australo-Papuan taxa into the genus Chalcites.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Diederik Cuckoo
speciesChrysococcyx caprius
Klaas's Cuckoo
speciesChrysococcyx klaas
Violet Cuckoo
speciesChrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
African Emerald Cuckoo
speciesChrysococcyx cupreus
Asian Emerald Cuckoo
speciesChrysococcyx maculatus
Yellow-throated Cuckoo
speciesChrysococcyx flavigularis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1708.