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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Tyrannidae.

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  • Some 87 bird species have been recorded in the nominated site including three endemics, Cocos Island cuckoo Coccyzus ferrugineus, Cocos Island flycatcher Nesotriccus ridgwayi and Cocos Island finch Pinaroloxias inornata.

    Isla del Coco Marine and Terrestrial Conservation Area, Costa Rica 2008

  • Of the seven species of land birds, the Cocos cuckoo (Coccyzus ferrugineus), the Cocos flycatcher (Nesotriccus ridgwayi) and the Cocos finch (Pinaroloxias inornata) are also endemic.

    Cocos Island moist forests 2007

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