''Chrysococcyx'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

cuckoo Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes . The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separat ...

in the family

Cuculidae Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes . The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separ ...

. The genus ''Chrysococcyx'' was erected by the German zoologist

Friedrich Boie Friedrich Boie (4 June 1789 – 3 March 1870) was a German entomologist, herpetologist, ornithologist, and lawyer.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University ...

in 1826 with the

African emerald cuckoo The African emerald cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx cupreus'') is a species of cuckoo that is native to Africa. Taxonomy and phylogeny As a member of the family Cuculidae, the African emerald cuckoo is an Old World cuckoo. There are four subspecies, name ...

(''Chrysococcyx cupreus'') as the

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. The name ''Chrysococcyx '' combines the

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χρυσος ''khrusos'' meaning "gold" and κοκκυξ ''kokkux'' "cuckoo". Some authorities

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the principally Australo-Papuan taxa into the genus ''Chalcites''. The genus contains the following species: ;Afro-Asian *

Diederik cuckoo The diederik cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx caprius''), formerly dideric cuckoo or didric cuckoo is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners and the anis. Taxonomy The diederik cuckoo was described ...

(''Chrysococcyx caprius'') *

(''Chrysococcyx cupreus'') * Yellow-throated cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx flavigularis'') * Klaas's cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx klaas'') *

Asian emerald cuckoo The Asian emerald cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx maculatus'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietna ...

(''Chrysococcyx maculatus'') * Violet cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus'') ;Australo-Papuan * Horsfield's bronze cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx basalis'') * Shining bronze cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx lucidus'') *

White-eared bronze cuckoo The white-eared bronze cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx meyerii'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in New Guinea. References white-eared bronze cuckoo Birds of New Guinea white-eared bronze cuckoo Taxonomy articles c ...

(''Chrysococcyx meyerii'') * Little bronze cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx minutillus'') *

Black-eared cuckoo The black-eared cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx osculans'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Found across Australia, it migrates to eastern Indonesia and southern New Guinea. They are usually observed by themselves or in a pair as they ...

(''Chrysococcyx osculans'') *

Rufous-throated bronze cuckoo The rufous-throated bronze cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx ruficollis'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in the highlands of New Guinea. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests. References rufous-throat ...

(''Chrysococcyx ruficollis'') * Long-billed cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx megarhynchus'')

References

Bird genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Friedrich Boie {{Cuculiformes-stub