Phaenicophaeus Explained

Phaenicophaeus is a genus of seven species of cuckoos in the family Cuculidae that are found in South and Southeast Asia.

Taxonomy

The genus Phaenicophaeus was introduced in 1815 by the English naturalist James Francis Stephens. He included three species in the genus but in 1940 James L. Peters designated one of these, Cuculus pyrrhocephalus Pennant, 1769 (the red-faced malkoha), as the type species.^{[1] [2]} The genus name is from Ancient Greek φοινικοφαης (phoinikophaēs) meaning "of crimson appearance" or "red-gleaming".^[3]

Species

The genus contains seven species.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Stephens, James Francis . James Francis Stephens . 1812 . General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History . 9, Part 1 . London . Kearsley et al. . 58 .
2. Book: Peters . James Lee . James L. Peters . 1940 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 4 . Harvard University Press . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 56 .
3. Web site: Jobling . James A. . Phaenicophaeus . The Key to Scientific Names . Cornell Lab of Ornithology . 31 August 2024 .
4. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela C. Rasmussen . August 2024 . Turacos, bustards, cuckoos, mesites, sandgrouse . IOC World Bird List Version 14.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 31 August 2024.