Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo (<em>Cercococcyx mechowi</em>) is a species of Cuckoos (<em>Cuculidae</em>) in the order Cuckoos.
Overview
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx mechowi) is a species of Cuckoos (Cuculidae) in the order Cuckoos.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Cercococcyx; binomial: Cercococcyx mechowi; authority: Cabanis, 1882.
Distribution
Breeding range: Africa.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Morphologically 'identical' western populations proposed (10.1) to be recognized as a new species Cercococcyx lemaireae sp. nov. based on very different song and call from C. mechowi (first noted by Dowsett-Lemaire 1997; Boesman & Collar 2019). Apparent narrow hybrid zone in Bakossi Mountains, Cameroon. Await genetics and playback responses.
