Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx olivinusSassi, M, 1912
English (US) Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo
The Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx olivinus) 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.
Range: Liberia to Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, northwestern Zambia, and northern AngolaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cercococcyx olivinus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo
- Described by
- Sassi, M, 1912
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Sassi, M, 1912
- Type locality
- Forest on the mountains bordering the eastern edge of the Rutshuru Plain, 1600 metres, Belgian Congo.
- Original description
- Annalen des K.K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums 26 p.341,378
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Moluccan Drongo-Cuckoo
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Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo
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