Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Common Cuckoo
The Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 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
- Cuculus canorus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Cuckoo
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Cuculus canorus canorus
- Cuculus canorus bangsi
- Cuculus canorus subtelephonus
- Cuculus canorus bakeri
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Europe = Sweden, ex Fn. Suec.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.110
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Lesser Cuckoo
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Sulawesi Cuckoo
Cuculus crassirostris
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Madagascar Cuckoo
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Himalayan Cuckoo
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Sunda Cuckoo
Cuculus lepidus
Oriental Cuckoo
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