Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi Scientific name definitions
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Robert B. Payne and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published April 26, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cucut cuallarg fosc |
| Czech | kukačka popelavá |
| Dutch | Grijze Langstaartkoekoek |
| English | Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo |
| English (United States) | Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo |
| French | Coucou de Mechow |
| French (France) | Coucou de Mechow |
| German | Schweifkuckuck |
| Japanese | オナガカッコウ |
| Norwegian | kratthalegjøk |
| Polish | kukułka ciemna |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Cuco-rabilongo de Mechow |
| Russian | Длиннохвостая кукушка |
| Serbian | Tamna dugorepa kukavica |
| Slovak | kukučka dlhochvostá |
| Spanish | Cuco Colilargo Oscuro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuco colilargo oscuro |
| Swedish | mörk långstjärtsgök |
| Turkish | Mechow Uzun Kuyruklu Guguğu |
| Ukrainian | Зозуля-довгохвіст темна |
Revision Notes
Peter F. D. Boesman revised the Sounds and Vocal Behavior sections.
Cercococcyx mechowi Cabanis, 1882
PROTONYM:
Cercococcyx Mechowi
Cabanis, 1882. Journal für Ornithologie 30, p.230.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Angola.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CERCOCOCCYX
- mechowi
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
