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Black Cuckoo

Cuculus clamosusLatham, J, 1801

English (US) Black Cuckoo

The Black Cuckoo (Cuculus clamosus) 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 clamosus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Black Cuckoo
Described by
Latham, J, 1801

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

Described by
Latham, J, 1801
Type locality
Cape of Good Hope = Cradock Division, Cape Province, fide Grant and Mackworth-Praed, Bull. Brit. Orn. CI., 56, 1936, p. 116.
Original description
Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.xxx

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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