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 and Piaya, 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:
ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Coccycua minutaLittle cuckooPanama, Trinidad & Tobago, Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena, Amazon Basin, Guianas and western Cerrado
Coccycua pumilaDwarf cuckooColombia and Venezuela
Coccycua cinereaAsh-colored cuckoonorthern and central Argentina to Uruguay and São Paulo ; winters north towards Amazonas

Synonyms

The genus name Coccycua has often been believed to be a misspelling, and various :wikt:emendation|emendations have been proposed. However, the name as originally written is valid. The junior synonyms are: