Key Identification Features
- After researchers discovered that it belongs to a distinct evolutionary lineage centered on the little cuckoo, the genus Coccycua was reinstated to include this group of birds.
- After researchers discovered that it belongs to a distinct evolutionary lineage centered on the little cuckoo, the genus Coccycua has been reinstated to hold these species.
- Adult females sometimes match the appearance of males, but they often occur in a distinct "hepatic" color morph.
- Their barred tail features a broad dark subterminal band and a white tip.
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