Dusky long-tailed cuckoo
| Dusky long-tailed cuckoo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Cercococcyx |
| Species: | C. mechowi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cercococcyx mechowi Cabanis, 1882 | |
The dusky long-tailed cuckoo (Cercococcyx mechowi) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.
The specific epithet honours Friedrich Wilhelm Alexander von Mechow.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Cercococcyx mechowi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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