Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi Scientific name definitions
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Robert B. Payne and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published April 26, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | cucut cuallarg fosc |
Czech | kukačka popelavá |
Dutch | Grijze Langstaartkoekoek |
English | Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo |
English (United States) | Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo |
French | Coucou de Mechow |
French (France) | Coucou de Mechow |
German | Schweifkuckuck |
Japanese | オナガカッコウ |
Norwegian | kratthalegjøk |
Polish | kukułka ciemna |
Portuguese (Angola) | Cuco-rabilongo de Mechow |
Russian | Длиннохвостая кукушка |
Serbian | Tamna dugorepa kukavica |
Slovak | kukučka dlhochvostá |
Spanish | Cuco Colilargo Oscuro |
Spanish (Spain) | Cuco colilargo oscuro |
Swedish | mörk långstjärtsgök |
Turkish | Mechow Uzun Kuyruklu Guguğu |
Ukrainian | Зозуля-довгохвіст темна |
Revision Notes
Peter F. D. Boesman revised the Sounds and Vocal Behavior sections.
Cercococcyx mechowi Cabanis, 1882
PROTONYM:
Cercococcyx Mechowi
Cabanis, 1882. Journal für Ornithologie 30, p.230.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Angola.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CERCOCOCCYX
- mechowi
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