''Chrysococcyx'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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 separ ...

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 separa ...

. 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 (''Chrysococcyx cupreus'') as the

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

. 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'') * African emerald cuckoo (''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 Vietnam. Its n ...

(''Chrysococcyx maculatus'') *

Violet cuckoo The violet cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Description The males have glossy violet feathers on the head and upper parts of the body. The blackish tail has a white tip, and barred outer fe ...

(''Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus'') ;Australo-Papuan *

Horsfield's bronze cuckoo Horsfield's bronze cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx basalis'') is a small cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Its size averages 22g and is distinguished by its green and bronze iridescent colouring on its back and incomplete brown barring from neck to tail. Hor ...

(''Chrysococcyx basalis'') *

Shining bronze cuckoo The shining bronze cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx lucidus'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae, found in Australia, Indonesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. It was previously also known as ''Ch ...

(''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 New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest islan ...

(''Chrysococcyx meyerii'') *

Little bronze cuckoo The little bronze cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx minutillus'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowla ...

(''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 do ...

(''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 forest Montane ecosystems are found on ...

(''Chrysococcyx ruficollis'') *

Long-billed cuckoo The long-billed cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx megarhynchus'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Found in the Aru Islands and New Guinea, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an area of ...

(''Chrysococcyx megarhynchus'')

References

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