Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Modern Avian Groups   Cuculidae: Cuculinae: Chrysococcystina

After Olson, 1985, Sibley & Monroe, 1990; Lokki, Jännes & Nikander, 1992 and Hughes, 2000

<==o Chrysococcystina [Chrysococcyx -supergenus]
    |--o Chrysococcyx (smaragdikäet)
    |  |-- C. minutillus (pikkupronssikäki)
    |  |-- C. russatus (ruskopronssikäki)
    |  |-- C. rufomerus (sundanpronssikäki)
    |  |-- C. crassirostris (molukkienpronssikäki)
    |  |--o C. lucidus (Shining Bronze Cuckoo)
    |  |  |-- C. l. plagosus (kiiltokäki)
    |  |  `-- C. l. lucidus (Shining Bronze Cuckoo)
    |  |-- C. flavigularis (viherkäki)
    |  |-- C. klaas (malakiittikäki)
    |  |-- C. cupreus (?)
    |  |-- C. basalis (?)
    |  |-- C. ruficollis (rusokurkkukäki)
    |  |-- C. meyeri (kauluskäki)
    |  |-- C. maculatus (Aasiansmaragdikäki)
    |  |-- C. xanthorhynchus (orvokkikäki)
    |  `-- C. osculans (mustakorvakäki)
    `--+-- Misocalius osculans (mustakorvakäki)
       `-- Chalcites poecilurus (papuanpronssikäki)

Reference(s):

Feduccia, A., 1980: The Age of Birds.
–Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts & London, England, 1980, IX-196

Feduccia, A., 1996: The Origin and Evolution of Birds.
–Yale University Press, New Haven, 1996, x-420

Hughes, J. M. 2000: Monophyly and phylogeny of cockoos (Aves, Cuculidae) inferred from the osteological characters.
–Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: vol. 130, #2?, pp. 263-307.

Lokki, J., Jännes, H. & Nikander, P. J., 1992: Otavan lintutieto.
–Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, Helsinki, Finland, 1992, pp. 1-440
      Translated from: Perrins, C. M. (ed.), 1990: The Illustrated encyclopaedia of birds.
–Headline Book Publishing Plc., London, England, 1990

Olson, S. L., 1975: Paleornithology of St. Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean.
–Smithsonian Contributions to Baleobiology: Vol. 23, pp. iv-49

Olson, S. L., 1985: The fossil record of birds. 79-239.
in Farner, D., King, J. & Parkes, K. (eds.), 1985: Avian Biology. vol VIII.
–Academic Press, New York. 1985.

Sibley, C. G. & Monroe, B, L., 1990: Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world.
–Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1990. xxiv-1111.