Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Jacobin Cuckoo
The Jacobin Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) 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
- Clamator jacobinus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Jacobin Cuckoo
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Clamator jacobinus serratus
- Clamator jacobinus pica
- Clamator jacobinus jacobinus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus Jacobinus
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Coromandel Coast, ex Daubenton, PL enlum., pi. 872.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.53
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Great Spotted Cuckoo
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Levaillant's Cuckoo
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Little Cuckoo
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Dwarf Cuckoo
Coccycua pumila
Ash-Coloured Cuckoo
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Common Squirrel Cuckoo
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Mexican Squirrel Cuckoo
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Black-bellied Cuckoo
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