Guira Cuckoo Guira guira Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Monotypic
Robert B. Payne and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 2, 2015
Text last updated January 2, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | güirà |
| Czech | guira chocholatá |
| Dutch | Guirakoekoek |
| English | Guira Cuckoo |
| English (United States) | Guira Cuckoo |
| French | Guira cantara |
| French (France) | Guira cantara |
| German | Guirakuckuck |
| Icelandic | Geiragaukur |
| Japanese | アマゾンカッコウ |
| Norwegian | guiragjøk |
| Polish | guira |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | anu-branco |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Anu-branco |
| Russian | Гуира |
| Serbian | Guira kukavica |
| Slovak | gvíra podivná |
| Spanish | Pirincho |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Pirincho |
| Spanish (Chile) | Pirincho |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Piririta |
| Spanish (Peru) | Cuclillo Guira |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pirincho |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Pirincho |
| Swedish | guiragök |
| Turkish | Guira Guguğu |
| Ukrainian | Гуїра |
Guira guira (Gmelin, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Cuculus Guira
Gmelin, 1788. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I], p.414.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Brazil.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GUIRA
- guira
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Guira Cuckoo
