Saint Helena Cuckoo

Saint Helena Cuckoo
Saint Helena Cuckoo
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Subclass: Neornithes
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Nannococcyx
Species: N. psix
Binomial name
Nannococcyx psix
Olson, 1975
Location of Saint Helena

The Saint Helena Cuckoo (Nannococcyx psix) is an extinct bird. It was confirmed to have previously existed by a single humerus. Compared to other cuckoos, it was relatively small, and it probably lived in forests on the island of Saint Helena. Its extinction was a result of deforestation on the island in the 18th century.

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