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Coccycua Minuta Little Cuckoo; Miranda, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil
''Coccycua'' is a small genus of birds in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. Its three species are found in the tropical Americas. Formerly, they were divided among in ''Coccyzus'' (two species) and ''Piaya'' (one species), or the former were assigned to ''Micrococcyx'' and only the latter to ''Coccycua''. Following the discovery that they form a monophyletic lineage equidistant to both related genera, ''Coccycua'' has been revalidated. Species The species are: Synonyms The genus name ''Coccycua'' has often been believed to be a misspelling, and various emendations have been proposed. However, the name as originally written is valid. The junior synonyms are: * ''Coccicua'' Lesson, 1837 (unjustified emendation) * ''Coccygua'' Fitzinger, 1856 (unjustified emendation) * ''Coccyzaea'' Hartlaub, 1842 (unjustified emendation) * ''Coccyzusa'' Cabanis & Heine, 863 __NOTOC__ Year 863 ( DCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Juli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ash-colored Cuckoo
The ash-colored cuckoo (''Coccycua cinerea'') is an American bird species of the cuckoo family (Cuculidae). It was formerly placed in the genus ''Coccyzus'' or ''Micrococcyx''. Following the discovery that it belongs to a distinct lineage around the little cuckoo, the genus ''Coccycua'' has been reinstated for these. Its range extends from northern and central Argentina to Uruguay and São Paulo (state) ; its wintering range extend northwards towards Amazonas. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Description TSMF is generally found in large, discont .... References ash-colored cuckoo Birds of Argentina Birds of Brazil Birds of Paraguay Birds of Uruguay ash-colored cuckoo Taxa named by Louis Jean Pierre Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monophyletic
In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic groups are typically characterised by shared derived characteristics ( synapomorphies), which distinguish organisms in the clade from other organisms. An equivalent term is holophyly. The word "mono-phyly" means "one-tribe" in Greek. Monophyly is contrasted with paraphyly and polyphyly as shown in the second diagram. A ''paraphyletic group'' consists of all of the descendants of a common ancestor minus one or more monophyletic groups. A '' polyphyletic group'' is characterized by convergent features or habits of scientific interest (for example, night-active primates, fruit trees, aquatic insects). The features by which a polyphyletic group is differentiated from others are not inherited from a common ancestor. These definitions have tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird Genera
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the bee hummingbird to the ostrich. There are about ten thousand living species, more than half of which are passerine, or "perching" birds. Birds have whose development varies according to species; the only known groups without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds. Wings, which are modified forelimbs, gave birds the ability to fly, although further evolution has led to the loss of flight in some birds, including ratites, penguins, and diverse endemic island species. The digestive and respiratory systems of birds are also uniquely adapted for flight. Some bird species of aquatic environments, particularly seabirds and some waterbirds, have further evolved for swimming. Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coccycua
''Coccycua'' is a small genus of birds in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. Its three species are found in the tropical Americas. Formerly, they were divided among in ''Coccyzus'' (two species) and ''Piaya'' (one species), or the former were assigned to ''Micrococcyx'' and only the latter to ''Coccycua''. Following the discovery that they form a monophyletic lineage equidistant to both related genera, ''Coccycua'' has been revalidated. Species The species are: Synonyms The genus name ''Coccycua'' has often been believed to be a misspelling, and various emendations have been proposed. However, the name as originally written is valid. The junior synonyms are: * ''Coccicua'' Lesson, 1837 (unjustified emendation) * ''Coccygua'' Fitzinger, 1856 (unjustified emendation) * ''Coccyzaea'' Hartlaub, 1842 (unjustified emendation) * ''Coccyzusa'' Cabanis & Heine, 863 __NOTOC__ Year 863 ( DCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Juli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Synonym
The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently. * In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linnaeus was the first to give a scientific name (under the currently used system of scientific nomenclature) to the Norway spruce, which he called ''Pinus abies''. This name is no longer in use, so it is now a synonym of the current scientific name, ''Picea abies''. * In zoology, moving a species from one genus to another results in a different binomen, but the name is considered an alternative combination rather than a synonym. The concept of synonymy in zoology is reserved for two names at the same rank that refers to a taxon at that rank - for example, the name ''Papilio prorsa'' Linnaeus, 1758 is a junior synonym of ''Papilio levana'' Linnaeus, 1758, being names for different seasonal forms of the species now referred to as ''Araschnia lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwarf Cuckoo
The dwarf cuckoo (''Coccycua pumila'') is a tropical American bird species of the cuckoo family (Cuculidae). It was formerly placed in the genus ''Coccyzus'' or ''Micrococcyx''. Following the discovery that it belongs to a distinct lineage around the little cuckoo, the genus ''Coccycua'' has been reinstated for these. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...s are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest. References dwarf cuckoo Birds of Colombia Birds of Venezuela dwarf cuckoo Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cuculiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coccycua Pumila (Cuco Enano) (15430611517)
The dwarf cuckoo (''Coccycua pumila'') is a tropical American bird species of the cuckoo family (Cuculidae). It was formerly placed in the genus ''Coccyzus'' or ''Micrococcyx''. Following the discovery that it belongs to a distinct lineage around the little cuckoo, the genus ''Coccycua'' has been reinstated for these. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest. References dwarf cuckoo Birds of Colombia Birds of Venezuela dwarf cuckoo The dwarf cuckoo (''Coccycua pumila'') is a tropical American bird species of the cuckoo family (Cuculidae). It was formerly placed in the genus ''Coccyzus'' or ''Micrococcyx''. Following the discovery that it belongs to a distinct lineage aroun ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cuculiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Cuckoo
The little cuckoo (''Coccycua minuta'') is a species of bird in the cuckoo family (Cuculidae) from South America and Panama. It was formerly placed in the genus ''Piaya'', but was moved to the reinstated genus ''Coccycua'' following the discovery that its closest living relatives are a couple species traditionally placed in ''Coccyzus'' or ''Micrococcyx'', rather than the other members of ''Piaya''.IUCN (2008) Description This species is about long and weighs . The adult is mainly chestnut brown, with a greyish lower belly, browner tail and white tips to the tail feathers. The bill is yellow, short, and decurved; the iris of the eyes is red. Immature birds are dark brown with a black bill and no white tail tips. It is smaller and the throat is darker than in the squirrel cuckoo. The little cuckoo makes harsh ''chek'' and ''kak'' calls. Range, habitat and behavior This small cuckoo occurs from Panama and Trinidad south through Colombia to Bolivia, Peru and Brazil; in Ecuador, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coccycua Minuta Little Cuckoo; Miranda, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil
''Coccycua'' is a small genus of birds in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. Its three species are found in the tropical Americas. Formerly, they were divided among in ''Coccyzus'' (two species) and ''Piaya'' (one species), or the former were assigned to ''Micrococcyx'' and only the latter to ''Coccycua''. Following the discovery that they form a monophyletic lineage equidistant to both related genera, ''Coccycua'' has been revalidated. Species The species are: Synonyms The genus name ''Coccycua'' has often been believed to be a misspelling, and various emendations have been proposed. However, the name as originally written is valid. The junior synonyms are: * ''Coccicua'' Lesson, 1837 (unjustified emendation) * ''Coccygua'' Fitzinger, 1856 (unjustified emendation) * ''Coccyzaea'' Hartlaub, 1842 (unjustified emendation) * ''Coccyzusa'' Cabanis & Heine, 863 __NOTOC__ Year 863 ( DCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Juli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piaya
''Piaya'' is a small genus of relatively large and long-tailed cuckoos, which occur in Mexico, Central America and South America. The two species in taxonomic order are: The little cuckoo has been found to be closer to some species traditionally placed in ''Coccyzus'' or ''Micrococcyx''. These are now again separated in ''Coccycua''. Description and ecology These birds are birds with relatively slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. The black-bellied cuckoo is essentially restricted to rainforest, but the more widespread squirrel cuckoo also occurs in other forest types, woodlands or mangroves. ''Piaya'' cuckoos, unlike many Old World species, are not brood parasites; they build their own nests in trees and lay two eggs. Parasitic cuckoos lay coloured eggs to match those of their passerine hosts, but the non-parasitic ''Piaya'' species, like most other non-passerines, lay white eggs. These are vocal species with persistent and loud calls. They feed on large insects s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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