Genus of birds
Chalcites genus of Australasian cuckoos in the family Cuculidae . They were formerly placed in the genus Chrysococcyx
Taxonomy
The genus Chalcites was introduced in 1830 by the French naturalist René Lesson . The type species is, by tautology , Cuculus chalcites which is a junior synonym of Cuculus plagosus Latham , now considered to be a subspecies of the shining bronze cuckoo (Chalcites lucidus ).[ 1] [ 2] Ancient Greek χαλκιτης (khalkitēs ) meaning "containing copper" or "coppery".[ 3]
The cuckoos in this genus were formerly placed with group of Afro-Asian cuckoos in the genus Chrysococcyx Chalcites based on differences in morphology and the lack of significant sexual dimorphism.[ 4]
The genus contains eight species:[ 4]
References
^ Lesson, René (1830). Traité d'Ornithologie, ou Tableau Méthodique livraisons between 1830 and 1831. For the publication date see: Dickinson, E.C. ; Overstreet, L.K.; Dowsett, R.J.; Bruce, M.D. (2011). Priority! The Dating of Scientific Names in Ornithology: a Directory to the literature and its reviewers ISBN 978-0-9568611-1-5 ^ Peters, James Lee , ed. (1940). Check-List of Birds of the World ^ Jobling, James A. "Chalcites " . The Key to Scientific Names . Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 31 August 2024 . ^ a b Gill, Frank ; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela , eds. (August 2024). "Turacos, bustards, cuckoos, mesites, sandgrouse" . IOC World Bird List Version 14.2 . International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 31 August 2024 .
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