Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Grijze Langstaartkoekoek |
| English (United States) | Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo |
| French | Coucou de Mechow |
| German | Schweifkuckuck |
| Japanese | オナガカッコウ |
| Norwegian | kratthalegjøk |
| Polish | kukułka ciemna |
| 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 |
Cercococcyx mechowi Cabanis, 1882
PROTONYM:
Cercococcyx Mechowi
Cabanis, 1882. Journal für Ornithologie 30, p.230.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Angola.
Definitions
- CERCOCOCCYX
- mechowi
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Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi Scientific name definitions
Robert B. Payne
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 9, 2016
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 9, 2016
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi
Authors
Robert B. Payne
Recommended Citation
Payne, R. B. (2020). Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx mechowi), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.dltcuc1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- February 9, 2016
- Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi
Authors
Robert B. Payne
Recommended Citation
Payne, R. B. (2016). Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx mechowi). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.