''Cercococcyx'' is a genus of

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 somet ...

s 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 someti ...

, known as the long-tailed cuckoos.

Species

''Cercococcyx'' contains the following species: * Whistling long-tailed cuckoo (''Cercococcyx lemaireae'') * Barred long-tailed cuckoo (''Cercococcyx montanus'') * Dusky long-tailed cuckoo (''Cercococcyx mechowi'') * Olive long-tailed cuckoo (''Cercococcyx olivinus'') Many sources do not recognize ''Cercococcyx lemaireae'' as distinct from ''Cercococcyx mechowi''.

References

Cuculidae Bird genera Birds of the African tropical rainforest Taxa named by Jean Cabanis Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cuculiformes-stub