Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas(Stephens, JF, 1815)
English (US) Klaas's Cuckoo
The Klaas's Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas) 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: widespread sub-Saharan Africa and BiokoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Chrysococcyx klaas
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Klaas's Cuckoo
- Described by
- (Stephens, JF, 1815)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus Klaas
- Described by
- (Stephens, JF, 1815)
- Type locality
- Cape Colony.
- Original description
- General Zoology, or systematic natural history 9, pt1 p.128
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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