Cocos cuckoo
Cocos cuckoo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cuculiformes |
Family: | Cuculidae |
Genus: | Coccyzus |
Species: | C. ferrugineus
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Binomial name | |
Coccyzus ferrugineus Gould, 1843
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The Cocos cuckoo (Coccyzus ferrugineus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Cocos Island, an island in the Pacific Ocean which is part of Costa Rica.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Coccyzus ferrugineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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