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

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

<==o Cuculina
   |-- Surniculus lugubris (drongokäki)
   `--+-- Penthoceryx sonneratii (Kirjokäki)
      `--+--o Cacomantis (Pensaskäet)
         |  |-- C. sonneratii (kirjokäki)
         |  |-- C. passerinus (Grey-bellied Cuckoo)
         |  |-- C. merulinus (Valittajakäki)
         |  |-- C. variolosus (pensaskäki)
         |  |-- C. sepulcralis (indonesianpensaskäki)
         |  |-- C. castaneiventris (papuankäki)
         |  |-- C. heinrichi (molukkienkäki)
         |  |-- C. flabelliformis (viuhkakäki)
         |  `-- C. pyrrhophanus (viuhkakäki)
         `--o Cuculus (haukkakäet)
            |-- C. crassirostris (Celebesinhaukkakäki)
            |-- C. sparverioides (Isohaukkakäki)
            |-- C. varius (Haukkakäki)
            |-- C. vagans (Viiksikäki)
            |--o C. fugax (Kiljukäki)
            |  |-- C. f. hyperythrus (Northern Hawk Cuckoo)
            |  |-- C. f. fugax (Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo)
            |  `-- C. f. pectoralis (Philippine Hawk Cuckoo)
            |-- C. solitarius (Punarintakäki)
            |-- C. clamosus (mustakäki)
            |-- C. cafer (Mustakäki)
            |-- C. micropterus (Intiankäki)
            |-- C. canorus (käki)
            |-- C. gularis (Afrikankäki)
            |--o C. saturatus (Idänkäki)
            |  |-- C. s. saturatus (Oriental Cuckoo)
            |  `-- C. s. lepidus (Sunda Cuckoo)
            |-- C. poliocephalus (Pikkuhaukkakäki)
            |-- C. rochii (Madagaskarinkäki)
            `-- C. pallidus (Valkoniskakäki)

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.

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.