''Dromococcyx'' 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 nom ...

of uncommon to rare

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 ...

s found in forests and woodlands of the

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. They have strikingly graduated tails, and are among the few cuckoos of the

Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ...

that are brood parasites (the only other is the striped cuckoo).

Species

The genus contains the following species:

References

Neomorphinae Bird genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cuculiformes-stub