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Violet Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (Horsfield, T 1821)

The violet cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Cuculiformes
Family:
  Cuculidae
Genus:
   Chrysococcyx
Scientific:
  Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus

Original description

Citation:
  (Horsfield, T 1821)

Reference:
   Trans. Linn. Soc. London (1), 13 p.179

Protonym:
  Cuculus xanthorhynchus

Type locality:
  Java.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/754912

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A6C0353324EA444C

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A6C03533

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A6C03533

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554708

Geographic range:

  • Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus xanthorhynchus: NE India to SE Asia, Greater Sundas and Palawan
  • Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus amethystinus: Philippine Islands
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Violet Cuckoo
Catalan:
Cucut violaci
Czech:
kukačka ametystová
Danish:
Violet Bronzegøg
German:
Amethystkuckuck
Spanish:
Cuclillo Violeta
Spanish (Spain):
Cuclillo Violeta
Finnish:
ametistikäki
French:
Coucou violet
Croatian:
ljubičasta kukavica
Hungarian:
ibolyaszínű rézkakukk
Italian:
Cuculo viola
Japanese (romaji):
sumireterikakkou
Japanese:
スミレテリカッコウ
Lithuanian:
Violetinė bronzinė gegutė
Dutch:
Amethistkoekoek
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Ametystgauk
Norwegian:
Ametystgjøk
Polish:
kukułeczka ametystowa
Portuguese:
cuco-violeta
Portuguese (Portugal):
cuco-violeta
Russian:
Аметистовая кукушка
Slovak:
kukučka ametystová
Serbian:
Ljubičasta kukavica
Swedish:
violglansgök
Ukrainian:
Дідрик фіолетовий
Chinese:
紫金鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
紫金鵑

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Violet Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Violet Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Violet Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Coucou violet ( Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Coucou violet ( Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Violet Cuckoo ( Chalcites xanthorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Violet Cuckoo ( Chalcites xanthorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Violet Cuckoo ( Chalcites xanthorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Violet Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Chalcites xanthorhynchus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Chalcites xanthorhynchus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bengali: বেগুনি পাপিয়া, হফগুচন ঩াচ঩য়া
Bengali (transliteration): bēguni pāpiẏā
Catalan: Cucut violaci
Czech: Kukacka ametystová, kukačka ametystová
Danish: Violet Bronzegøg
German: Amethystkuckuck
English: Violet Cuckoo
English, HBW: Violet Cuckoo
English (IOC): Violet Cuckoo
English (United States): Violet Cuckoo
Spanish: Cuclillo Violeta
Spanish (Spain): Cuclillo Violeta
Spanish (HBW): Violet Cuckoo
Estonian: ametüstkägu
Finnish: ametistikäki, Orvokkikäki
French: Coucou violet
Croatian: ljubičasta kukavica
Hungarian: ibolyaszínű rézkakukk
Indonesian: Burung Kedasi Ungu, Kedasi ungu
Italian: Cuculo viola, Cuculo violetto
Japanese (romaji): sumire teri-kakkō, sumireterikakkou
Japanese: スミレテリカッコウ
Japanese (Kanji): すみれ照り郭公
Scientific: Chalchites xanthorhynchus, Chalcites xanthorhynchus, Chrysococcyx malayanus, Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus, Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus malayanus, Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus xanthorhynchus, Cuculus xanthorhynchus
Lithuanian: Violetinė bronzinė gegutė
Malay: Burung Sewah Puteri, Burung Sewah Rembah, Burung Sewah Ungu, Sewah Rembah, Sewah Ungu
Dutch: Amethistkoekoek, Amethystkoekoek
Norwegian Nynorsk: Ametystgauk
Norwegian: Ametystgjøk
Polish: kukuleczka ametystowa, kukułeczka ametystowa
Pinyin: zǐ jīn-juān
Portuguese: cuco-violeta
Portuguese (Portugal): cuco-violeta
Russian: Аметистовая кукушка, Фиолетовая бронзовая кукушка
Slovak: kukučka ametystová
Serbian: Ljubičasta kukavica
Swedish: Borneoglansgök, violglansgök
Thai: นกคัคคูสีม่วง
Thai (Transliteration): nók kʰák-kʰuu sĭi-mûaŋ
Turkish: Mor guguk
Ukrainian: Дідрик фіолетовий
Vietnamese: Chim Tìm vịt tím, Tìm vịt tím
Chinese: 紫金鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 紫金鵑

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