Little Cuckoo Coccycua minuta Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Subspecies (5)
Robert B. Payne
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 19, 2013
Text last updated September 19, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cucut esquirol menut |
| Czech | kukačka amazonská |
| Dutch | Kleine Eekhoornkoekoek |
| English | Little Cuckoo |
| English (United States) | Little Cuckoo |
| French | Petit Piaye |
| French (France) | Petit Piaye |
| German | Rötelkuckuck |
| Japanese | ヒメリスカッコウ |
| Norwegian | alvegjøk |
| Polish | kukawczyk rdzawy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | chincoã-pequeno |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Chincoã-pequeno |
| Russian | Малая пиайя |
| Serbian | Crvena kukavica |
| Slovak | kukavka malá |
| Spanish | Cuco Ardilla Menor |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Cuco Menudo |
| Spanish (Panama) | Cuco Enano |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Tingazú chico |
| Spanish (Peru) | Cuco Menudo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuco ardilla menor |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Piscuita Enana |
| Swedish | pygmégök |
| Turkish | Küçük Sincap Guguğu |
| Ukrainian | Піая мала |
Coccycua minuta (Vieillot, 1817)
PROTONYM:
Coccyzus minutus
Vieillot, 1817. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 8, p.275.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No locality = Cayenne, ex Latham and Brisson.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- COCCYCUA
- minuta
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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 Little Cuckoo
