Cuculidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cuculiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Ordo: Cuculiformes

Familia: Cuculidae
Subfamiliae: Centropodinae – Couinae – Crotophaginae – Cuculinae – Neomorphinae
Genera: Cacomantis – Caliechthrus – Carpococcyx – Centropus – Cercococcyx – Ceuthmochares – Chalcites – Chrysococcyx – Clamator – Coccycua – Coccyzus – Coua – Crotophaga – Cuculus – Dasylophus – Dromococcyx – Eudynamys – Geococcyx – Guira – Heteroscenes – Hierococcyx – Microdynamis – Morococcyx – †Nannococcyx – Neomorphus – Pachycoccyx – Phaenicophaeus – Piaya – Rhamphococcyx – Rhinortha – Scythrops – Surniculus – Taccocua – Tapera – Urodynamis – Zanclostomus

Name

Cuculidae Leach, 1820

References

Primary references

Leach, W.E. 1820. Synopsis of the Contents of the British Museum: Eleventh Room. British Museum. London. 17th edition: 65–70. (Although the name of the author is not specified in the document, Leach was the Keeper of Zoology at the time). BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.144385 Reference page. p. 68

Additional references

del Hoyo, J., et al., eds. (1997). Handbook of the Birds of the World vol. 4. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Hughes, J.M. 2000. Monophyly and phylogeny of cuckoos (Aves, Cuculidae) inferred from osteological characters. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 130 (2): 263–307. Abstract

Vernacular names

беларуская: Зязюлевыя
বাংলা: কোকিল
čeština: Kukačkovití
Deutsch: Kuckucke
English: Cuckoos
Nordfriisk: Kukütjen
hrvatski: Prave kukavice
македонски: Кукавици
ଓଡ଼ିଆ: କୋକିଳ
polski: Kukułkowate
svenska: Gökar
Türkçe: Gugukgiller