St. Helena Cuckoo
Nannococcyx psixOlson, SL, 1975
English (US) St. Helena Cuckoo
The St. Helena Cuckoo (Nannococcyx psix) 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: formerly St. Helena Island; probably went extinct in the mid-1700sRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Nannococcyx psix
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- St. Helena Cuckoo
- Described by
- Olson, SL, 1975
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Olson, SL, 1975
- Original description
- Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 23 p.32
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Great Lizard Cuckoo
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Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo
Coccyzus longirostris
Thick-billed Cuckoo
Pachycoccyx audeberti
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Eudynamys melanorhynchus
Pacific Koel
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Long-tailed Koel
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