Overview
Taxonomy
The Subfamily Cuculinae is a member of the Family Cuculidae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Cuculinae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass: Tetrapoda
Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
- Class: Sauropsida
Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass: Avialae
Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass: Aves
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) - Birds
- Cohort: Neognathae
Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder: Cuculimorphae
Sibley et al., 1988
- Order: Cuculiformes Wagler, 1830 - Cuckoos
- Superorder: Cuculimorphae
Sibley et al., 1988
- Cohort: Neognathae
Pycraft, 1900
- Infraclass: Aves
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) - Birds
- Subclass: Avialae
Gauthier, 1986
- Class: Sauropsida
Linnaeus, 1758
- Superclass: Tetrapoda
Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Subfamily Cuculinae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Tribe (1): Pterostichini
- Genus (16): Cacomantis · Caliechthrus · Cercococcyx · Chalcites · Chrysococcyx · Clamator · Cuculus · Eudynamis · Eudynamys · Hierococcyx · Microdynamis · Misocalius · Pachycoccyx · Rhamphomantis · Scythrops · Surniculus
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 319 species and subspecies in the Subfamily Cuculinae.
Genera
Cacomantis
Cacomantis is a genus of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. The genus name is derived from the Greek kakos meaning evil or ill-boding and mantis for prophet and is derived from their association with "rains" being supposed to be predict ill fortune and bad weather. Most of them have a round nostril and are mainly in brown and gray colors. The tails are graduated and barred. The bars are transverse in sonneratii and oblique in all others. [more]
Caliechthrus
The White-crowned Cuckoo or White-crowned Koel (Caliechthrus leucolophus or Cacomantis leucolophus) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is often placed in the monotypic genus Caliechthrus[] but it has a similar song to cuckoos of the genus Cacomantis and is genetically similar to the Pallid Cuckoo (Cacomantis pallidus). It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, occurring on New Guinea and neighbouring Salawati Island. [more]
Cercococcyx
Cercococcyx is a genus of in the Cuculidae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Chalcites
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[1] [more]
Chrysococcyx
Chrysococcyx is a genus of in the Cuculidae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Clamator
Clamator is a genus of large cuckoos. There are four species: [more]
Cuculus
Cuculus is a genus of cuckoos which has representatives in most of the Old World, although the greatest diversity is in tropical southern and southeastern Asia. The species in taxonomic order are: [more]
Eudynamis
Eudynamys
The true koels, Eudynamys, are a genus of cuckoos from Asia, Australia and the Pacific. They are large sexually dimorphic cuckoos which eat fruits and insects and have loud distinctive calls. They are brood parasites, laying their eggs in the nests of other species. [more]
Hierococcyx
Cuculus is a genus of cuckoos which has representatives in most of the Old World, although the greatest diversity is in tropical southern and southeastern Asia. The species in taxonomic order are: [more]
Microdynamis
The Dwarf Koel (Microdynamis parva) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Microdynamis.[] It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. [more]
Misocalius
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[2] [more]
Pachycoccyx
The Thick-billed Cuckoo (Pachycoccyx audeberti) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Pachycoccyx. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. [more]
Rhamphomantis
The Long-billed Cuckoo (Rhamphomantis megarhynchus) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Rhamphomantis.[] It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. [more]
Scythrops
The Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Scythrops.[] The species is the largest brood parasite in the world, and the largest cuckoo. [more]
Surniculus
Surniculus is a small genus of birds in the cuckoo family. Its two members are found in tropical Asia and the Philippines. They are: [more]
At least 10 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Surniculus.
More info about the Genus Surniculus may be found here.
Footnotes
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