Geococcyx Wagler 1831 (cuckoo)

Aves - Cuculiformes - Cuculidae

Parent taxon: Cuculidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Cacomantis, Centropodinae, Centropus, Chrysococcyx, Coccyzus, Coua, Crotophaga, Crotophaginae, Cuculinae, Cuculus, Dromococcyx, Dynamopteryx, Eocuculus, Eudynamys, Eutreptodactylus, Morococcyx, Nannococcyx, Necrornis, Neococcyx, Neomorphinae, Phaenicophacinae, Procuculus, Thomasococcyx, Urodynamis, Veflintornis

Subtaxa: Geococcyx californianus Geococcyx conklingi Geococcyx velox

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Type: Saurothera californiana

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (9: Arizona, California, New Mexico collections)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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