Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (2)
Robert B. Payne
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 14, 2019
Text last updated March 14, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cucut violaci |
| Chinese (SIM) | 紫金鹃 |
| Czech | kukačka ametystová |
| Dutch | Amethistkoekoek |
| English | Violet Cuckoo |
| English (United States) | Violet Cuckoo |
| French | Coucou violet |
| French (France) | Coucou violet |
| German | Amethystkuckuck |
| Indonesian | Kedasi ungu |
| Japanese | スミレテリカッコウ |
| Norwegian | ametystgjøk |
| Polish | kukułeczka ametystowa |
| Russian | Аметистовая кукушка |
| Serbian | Ljubičasta kukavica |
| Slovak | kukučka ametystová |
| Spanish | Cuclillo Violeta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuclillo violeta |
| Swedish | violglansgök |
| Thai | นกคัคคูสีม่วง |
| Turkish | Mor Guguk |
| Ukrainian | Дідрик фіолетовий |
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (Horsfield, 1821)
PROTONYM:
Cuculus xanthorhynchus
Horsfield, 1821. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1), 13, p.179.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Java.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CHRYSOCOCCYX
- xanthorhyncha / xanthorhynchus
- Xanthorhynchus
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 Violet Cuckoo
