Little Cuckoo
Coccycua minuta(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
English (US) Little Cuckoo
The Little Cuckoo (Coccycua minuta) 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
- Coccycua minuta
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Little Cuckoo
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Coccycua minuta gracilis
- Coccycua minuta minuta
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Coccyzus minutus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
- Type locality
- No locality = Cayenne, ex Latham and Brisson.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 8 p.275
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckoos
Scale-feathered Malkoha
Dasylophus cumingi
Rough-crested Malkoha
Dasylophus superciliosus
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Dwarf Cuckoo
Coccycua pumila
Ash-Coloured Cuckoo
Coccycua cinerea
Common Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana
Mexican Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya mexicana
Black-bellied Cuckoo
Piaya melanogaster
Dark-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus melacoryphus
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