Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Megaclass Tetrapoda > Superclass Reptilia > Class Aves > Subclass Passerae > Superorder Cuculimorphae > Order Cuculiformes > Suborder Cuculi > Superfamily Cuculoidea > Family Cuculidae > Genus Coccyzus

Coccyzus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

CoccyzusVieillot, 1816accepted genus name

Species group names

Cuculus americanus Linnaeus, 1758 objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Danish: gulnæbbet gøg sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: geelsnavelkoekoek sources: Avibase - the world bird database.
 English: yellow-billed cuckoo sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 French: caoulicou à bec jaune sources: Avibase - the world bird database.
 German: Gelbschnabelkuckuck sources: Avibase - the world bird database.
 Hebrew: קוליקו sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Lithuanian: geltonsnapė amerikinė gegutė sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: gulnebbgjøk sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Nynorsk: gulnebbgauk sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Polish: kukawik żółtodzioby sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Russian: желтоклювая американская кукушка sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Slovenian: rumenokljuni kukavec sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Spanish, Castillian: cuclillo piquigualdo sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Turkish: sarı gagalı guguk sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Ukrainian: Жовтодзьоба зозуля; Зозуля жовтодзьоба sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Welsh: cog bigfelen

Literature

basis of record

Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. Pp. 1321–1342.

Genbank

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Coccyzus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422609

Drs. Cees Roselaar. Coccyzus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/a969c5d6-495a-45c4-9c87-f68ff90db8f3

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


not marine, not brackish, terrestrial

Importance

no data

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GUID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:422609
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:97031

Last modified

2011-04-08 by Drs. Cees Roselaar & by Peter Adriaens

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