Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx mechowiCabanis, JL, 1882
English (US) Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
The Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx mechowi) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.
- Scientific name
- Cercococcyx mechowi
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL, 1882
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cercococcyx mechowi mechowi
- Cercococcyx mechowi lemaireae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cercococcyx Mechowi
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL, 1882
- Type locality
- Angola.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 30, no.158 p.230
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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