Cuculiformes
Cuculidae
Cuckoos
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References
Aragon, S., A. P. Moller, J. J. Soler, and M. Soler. 1999. Molecular phylogeny of cuckoos supports a polyphyletic origin of brood parasitism. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 12(3):495-506.
Johnson, K. P., S. M. Goodman, and S. M. Lanyon. 2000. A phylogenetic study of the Malagasy couas with insights into cuckoo relationships. Mol. Phylogenet. and Evol. 14: 436–444.
Korzun, L. P., Erard, C., Gasc, J. P., and Dzerzhinsky, F. J. 2003. Biomechanical features of the bill and and jaw apparatus of cuckoos, turacos and the hoatzin in relation to food acquisition and processing. Ostrich 74(1-2):48-57.
Kruger, O. and N. B. Davies. 2002. The evolution of cuckoo parasitism: a comparative analysis. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 269(1489):375-381.
Hughes, J. M. 1996. Phylogenetic analysis of the Cuculidae (Aves, Cuculiformes) using behavioral and ecological characters. Auk 113:10-22.
Hughes, J. M. 2000. Monophyly and phylogeny of cuckoos (Aves, Cuculidae) inferred from osteological characters. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 130: 263-307.
Payne, R. B. 1997. Family Cuculidae (Cuckoos). Pages 508-607 in Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4. J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. BirdLife/Lynx Edixions, Barcelona.
Payne, R. B. 2005. The Cuckoos. Bird Families of the World XV. Oxford University Press, New York.
Posso, S. R. and R. J. Donatelli. 2006. Phylogenetic analysis of Cuculiformes (Aves) based on osteology, behavior and ecology: systematics and evolutionary implications. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 23(3):608-629.
Sorenson, M.D. and R.B. Payne. 2005. Molecular systematics: cuckoo phylogeny inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Pp. 68-94 in R.B. Payne. Bird Families of the World: Cuckoos. Oxford University Press.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Guira guira |
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| Location | Brasilia - DF, Brazil |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Anu-branco - Guira guira - Guira Cuckoo |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Copyright |
© 2005 Ciro Albano
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| Scientific Name | Chrysococcyx basalis |
|---|---|
| Location | Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Canberra, ACT, Australia |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Horsefield's Bronze-cuckoo |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Image Use |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Julian Robinson |
| Scientific Name | Centropus superciliosus |
|---|---|
| Location | Kruger National Park, South Africa |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Life Cycle Stage | juvenile |
| Source | In the moring mist |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Copyright |
© 2006 Callie de Wet
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