IRMNG - Cuculus Linnaeus, 1758

IRMNG taxon details

Cuculus Linnaeus, 1758

IRMNG_ID

1285461 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1285461)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Cuculidae Leach, 1820

Synonymised names

Cucalus Cuvier, 1817 · unaccepted

Culculus Müller in Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted

Heiracococcys Gray, 1870 · unaccepted

Heirococcyx Gray, 1870 · unaccepted

Hieracococcyx Cabanis & Heine, 1863 · unaccepted

Hierococcyx Müller, 1842 · unaccepted

Hiracococcyx Cabanis & Heine, 1863 · unaccepted

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Species Cuculus canorus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Cuculus clamosus Latham, 1802
Species Cuculus coerulescens Vieillot, 1817
Species Cuculus crassirostris (Walden, 1872)
Species Cuculus fugax Horsfield, 1821
Species Cuculus gularis Stephens, 1815
Species Cuculus micropterus Gould, 1837
Species Cuculus pallidus Latham, 1802
Species Cuculus palliolatus Latham, 1802
Species Cuculus pectoralis
Species Cuculus poliocephalus Latham, 1790
Species Cuculus rochii Hartlaub, 1863
Species Cuculus saturatus Blyth, 1843
Species Cuculus solitarius Stephens, 1815
Species Cuculus sparverioides Vigors, 1832
Species Cuculus vagans Muller, 1845
Species Cuculus varius Vahl, 1797
Species Cuculus albostrigatus Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 accepted as Cuculus pallidus Latham, 1802
Species Cuculus basalis Horsfield, 1821 accepted as Chalcites basalis (Horsfield, 1821)
Species Cuculus cinereus Vieillot, 1817 accepted as Cuculus pallidus Latham, 1802
Species Cuculus inornatus Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 accepted as Cuculus pallidus Latham, 1802
Species Cuculus taitensis Sparrman, 1787 accepted as Eudynamys taitensis (Sparrman, 1787)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 110 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2024). Cuculus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1285461 on 2024-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 110 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

basis of record SN2000/Monroe Jr. & Sibley, 1993 [details]

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

current name source CoL2006 [details]

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

extant flag source SN2000/Monroe Jr. & Sibley, 1993 [details]

habitat flag source web search (AJR) [details]

original description (of Culculus Müller in Linnaeus, 1766) in Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., Suppl.
page(s): 90 [details]

original description (of Heirococcyx Gray, 1870) Hand-List Birds, 2
page(s): 219 [details]

original description (of Hiracococcyx Cabanis & Heine, 1863) Mus. Hein., 4 (1), 1862-63
page(s): 27 [details]

original description (of Hieracococcyx Cabanis & Heine, 1863) Mus. Hein., 4 (1), 1862-63
page(s): 28 [details]

original description (of Heiracococcys Gray, 1870) Hand-List Birds, 2
page(s): 219 [details]

original description (of Hierococcyx Müller, 1842) Verh. Nat. Gesch. ned. overz. bezitt. (Land- en Volk.)
page(s): 233 [details]

original description (of Cucalus Cuvier, 1817) Règne Anim., 1
page(s): 426 [details]

From other sources

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