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Thick-billed cuckoo

Birds

The thick-billed cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae, the only species in the genus Pachycoccyx. It is easily distinguished from other brood parasitic cuckoo species by its very thick, hawk-like bill. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Parasitic 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Pachycoccyx audeberti 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cuculiformes, Taxa
Source Thick-billed cuckoo (Wikidata)
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Found In

Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Thick-billed cuckoo (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    It is monotypic within the genus Pachycoccyx. It can easily be distinguished from other brood parasitic cuckoo species by its very thick bill, which is shaped in a rather hawk-like fashion.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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2. Thick-billed cuckoo (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q18922 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cuculiformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cuculidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 429
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 429
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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