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Chrysococcyx

  • Chrysococcyx

    Chrysococcyx (formerly Chalcites) is a genus of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. The word Chrysococcyx combines the Ancient Greek khrusos meaning "gold" and kokkux "cuckoo".

    1/ Violet cuckoo (Tìm vịt tím, Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) 
    2/ Little bronze cuckoo (Tìm vịt trán trắng, Chrysococcyx minutillus)
    3/ Asian emerald cuckoo (Tìm vịt xanh, Chrysococcyx maculatus) 
    The specific epithet maculatus is from Latin and means "spotted" or "blotched".

  • Violet Cuckoo

    Chrysococcyx (formerly Chalcites) is a genus of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. 

    Violet Cuckoo
    (Tìm vịt tím, Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) 

    The violet cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.


    The word Chrysococcyx combines the Ancient Greek khrusos meaning "gold" and kokkux "cuckoo".
    xanthorhynchus
    xanthos,-E,-on, yellow of various shades, golden or pale yellow; also red-yellow, chestnut, auburn.
    rhynkhos New Latin from Greek meaning bill. 

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