NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cocos Cuckoo
Coccyzus ferrugineus Gould, 1843
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Cocos cuckoo (Coccyzus ferrugineus) is a Vulnerable species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Cocos Island, an island in the Pacific Ocean which is part of Costa Rica.
Wikipedia contributors, Cocos cuckoo; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:20:46.674925+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Coccyzus ferrugineus Gould, 1843
- Name authority
- Gould, 1843
- Common name
- Cocos Cuckoo
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Genus
- Coccyzus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusCoccyzus Vieillot, 1816
- speciesCoccyzus ferrugineus Gould, 1843
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Coccyzus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pearly-breasted CuckooCoccyzus euleri Cabanis, 1873 | CuculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-capped CuckooCoccyzus lansbergi Bonaparte, 1850 | CuculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cuban Lizard-cuckooCoccyzus merlini (d'Orbigny, 1839) | CuculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758) | CuculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus (A. Wilson, 1811) | CuculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphus Vieillot, 1817 | CuculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | CuculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554780 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5ZHPC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.