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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae.

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  • (_Hierococcyx varius_), there is no external difference between the sexes, while in others, such as the Indian koel (_Eudynamis honorata_), and the violet cuckoo (_Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus_), the sexes are very dissimilar.

    Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916

  • Mr Anderson's study is the first in-depth New Zealand research into the behavioural dynamics of the relationship between the shining cuckoo (pipiwharauroa or Chrysococcyx lucidus) and the grey warbler (riroriro or Gerygone igata).

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010

  • Other birds found here include the emerald cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus), redchested cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius), greater doublecollared sunbird (Nectarinia afra), spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa caerulescens), sombre bulbul (Andropadus importunus), and the tambourine dove (Turtur tympanistria).

    Knysna-Amatole montane forests 2008

  • Chrysococcyx lucidus) and the grey warbler (riroriro or

    Latest Massey News 2010

  • Chrysococcyx lucidus), photographed in box-ironbark forest near Strathfieldsaye,

    DAVID KLEINERT PHOTOGRAPHY 2009

  • Chrysococcyx basalis), photographed recently in the Binya State Forest, NSW.

    DAVID KLEINERT PHOTOGRAPHY 2009

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