Pheasant Cuckoo
Dromococcyx phasianellus(Spix, JB, 1824)
English (US) Pheasant Cuckoo
The Pheasant Cuckoo (Dromococcyx phasianellus) 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: lowlands of southern Mexico to Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern ArgentinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Dromococcyx phasianellus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pheasant Cuckoo
- Described by
- (Spix, JB, 1824)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Macropus phasianellus
- Described by
- (Spix, JB, 1824)
- Type locality
- Tonantins, Brazil.
- Original description
- Avium species novae, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX (etc.) 1 p.53 pl.42
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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