Oriental Cuckoo

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q1266506
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Oriental Cuckoo

Summary

Oriental Cuckoo is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Oriental Cuckoo's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Oriental Cuckoo is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Thomas Horsfield is named after Oriental Cuckoo[5].
  • Oriental Cuckoo's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Oriental Cuckoo belongs to the parent taxon Cuculus[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Oriental Cuckoo is Cuculus optatus[8].
  • Oriental Cuckoo's Commons category is recorded as Cuculus optatus[9].
  • Oriental Cuckoo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cuculus optatus[10].
  • Oriental Cuckoo's Commons gallery is recorded as Cuculus optatus[11].
  • Oriental Cuckoo's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. optatus'}[12].
  • Oriental Cuckoo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oriental Cuckoo'}[13].
  • Oriental Cuckoo is commonly known as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Kangkok ranting'}[14].
  • Oriental Cuckoo is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hopfkuckuck'}[15].
  • Oriental Cuckoo is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Coucou oriental'}[16].
  • Oriental Cuckoo is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cuco de Horsfield'}[17].
  • Oriental Cuckoo is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Cuculo orientale'}[18].
  • Oriental Cuckoo is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Boskoekoek'}[19].
  • Oriental Cuckoo is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Orient-gøg'}[20].
  • Oriental Cuckoo is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Taigagjøk'}[21].
  • Oriental Cuckoo is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Одноголосая кукушка'}[22].
  • Oriental Cuckoo is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ツツドリ'}[23].
  • Oriental Cuckoo is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'tajgagök'}[24].
  • Oriental Cuckoo is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'idänkäki'}[25].
  • Oriental Cuckoo is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'taigakägu'}[26].
  • Oriental Cuckoo is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kukułka syberyjska'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Oriental Cuckoo is Cuculus optatus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Cuculus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Kangkok ranting'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hopfkuckuck'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Coucou oriental'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cuco de Horsfield'}[17], and {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Cuculo orientale'}[18].

Discovery and Description

Thomas Horsfield is named after Oriental Cuckoo[5].

Identifiers

Oriental Cuckoo's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 1927[28]. Oriental Cuckoo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1592199[29]. Oriental Cuckoo's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510715[30]. Oriental Cuckoo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5231898[31]. Oriental Cuckoo's ITIS TSN is recorded as 705303[32].

Why It Matters

Oriental Cuckoo has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Birds of the World. Retrieved . birdsoftheworld.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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