AVITOPIA - Cuckoos

Scientific system: Clements et al.

Familia: Cuculidae

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Guira

Crotophaga

Tapera

Dromococcyx

Morococcyx

Geococcyx

Neomorphus

Carpococcyx

Coua

Centropus

Rhinortha

Ceuthmochares

Taccocua

Zanclostomus

Phaenicophaeus

Rhamphococcyx

Dasylophus

Clamator

Coccycua

Piaya

Coccyzus

Pachycoccyx

Microdynamis

Eudynamys

Urodynamis

Scythrops

Chrysococcyx

Cacomantis

Cercococcyx

Surniculus

Hierococcyx

Cuculus

The family of Cuckoos is found worldwide except in the coldest areas. Many species are migratory birds. Cuckoos often have slender bodies and very long tails. The body length ranges from 17 cm to 70 cm. Except for the Roadrunners, the legs are short, with two toes pointing forward and two pointing backwards. The sexes are mostly the same. They feed mainly on insects. Many species are pronounced brood parasites. After hatching, the young cuckoos regularly push the other nest siblings out of the nest. The non-parasitic species are able to build nests. With the exception of the Anis, cuckoos are loners.

Guira

     guira - Guira Cuckoo (6)

Crotophaga

     major - Greater Ani (5)
     ani - Smooth-billed Ani (6)
     sulcirostris - Groove-billed Ani (6)

Tapera

     naevia - Striped Cuckoo (3)

Dromococcyx

     phasianellus - Pheasant Cuckoo (3)
     pavoninus - Pavonine Cuckoo (1)

Morococcyx

     erythropygus - Lesser Ground Cuckoo (4)

Geococcyx

     velox - Lesser Roadrunner (6)
     californianus - Greater Roadrunner (7)

Neomorphus

     geoffroyi - Rufous-vented Ground Cuckoo (2)
     squamiger - Scaled Ground-Cuckoo (1)
     radiolosus - Banded Ground Cuckoo (2)
     rufipennis - Rufous-winged Ground Cuckoo (1)
     pucheranii - Red-billed Ground Cuckoo (2)

Carpococcyx

     viridis - Sumatran Ground Cuckoo (2)
     radiceus - Bornean Ground Cuckoo (2)
     renauldi - Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo (2)

Coua

     cristata - Crested Coua (6)
     verreauxi - Verreaux's Coua (2)
     caerulea - Blue Coua (6)
     ruficeps - Red-capped Coua (4)
     reynaudii - Red-fronted Coua (3)
     coquereli - Coquerel's Coua (2)
     cursor - Running Coua (2)
     gigas - Giant Coua (6)
     delalandei - Snail-eating Coua (2)
     serriana - Red-breasted Coua (2)

Centropus

     milo - Buff-headed Coucal (1)
     ateralbus - Pied Coucal (1)
     chalybeus - Biak Coucal (1)
     menbeki - Ivory-billed Coucal (1)
     unirufus - Rufous Coucal (1)
     chlororhynchos - Green-billed Coucal (3)
     melanops - Black-faced Coucal (1)
     rectunguis - Short-toed Coucal (1)
     steerii - Black-hooded Coucal (1)
     celebensis - Bay Coucal (1)
     anselli - Gabon Coucal (2)
     leucogaster - Black-throated Coucal (1)
     senegalensis - Senegal Coucal (8)
     monachus - Blue-headed Coucal (2)
     cupreicaudus - Coppery-tailed Coucal (1)
     superciliosus - White-browed Coucal (6)
     nigrorufus - Sunda Coucal (2)
     andamanensis - Andaman Coucal (1)
     sinensis - Greater Coucal (2)
     goliath - Goliath Coucal (1)
     toulou - Malagasy Coucal (3)
     grillii - Black Coucal (1)
     viridis - Philippine Coucal (1)
     bengalensis - Lesser Coucal (2)
     violaceus - Violet Coucal (1)
     bernsteini - Black-billed Coucal (1)
     phasianinus - Pheasant Coucal (5)

Rhinortha

     chlorophaea - Raffles's malkoha (3)

Ceuthmochares

     aereus - Blue Malkoha (2)
     australis - Green Malkoha (1)

Taccocua

     leschenaultii - Sirkeer Malkoha (3)

Zanclostomus

     javanicus - Red-billed Malkoha (4)

Phaenicophaeus

     curvirostris - Chestnut-breasted Malkoha (3)
     sumatranus - Chestnut-bellied Malkoha (1)
     pyrrhocephalus - Red-faced Malkoha (2)
     viridirostris - Blue-faced Malkoha (1)
     diardi - Black-bellied Malkoha (1)
     tristis - Green-billed Malkoha (2)

Rhamphococcyx

     calyorhynchus - Yellow-billed Malkoha (3)

Dasylophus

     superciliosus - Rough-crested Malkoha (3)
     cumingi - Scale-feathered Malkoha (2)

Clamator

     coromandus - Chestnut-winged Cuckoo (2)
     glandarius - Great Spotted Cuckoo (7)
     levaillantii - Levaillant's Cuckoo (3)
     jacobinus - Jacobin Cuckoo (4)

Coccycua

     minuta - Little Cuckoo (3)
     pumila - Dwarf Cuckoo (1)
     cinerea - Ash-colored Cuckoo (1)

Piaya

     cayana - Squirrel Cuckoo (4)
     melanogaster - Black-bellied Cuckoo (2)

Coccyzus

     melacoryphus - Dark-billed Cuckoo (2)
     americanus - Yellow-billed Cuckoo (7)
     euleri - Pearly-breasted Cuckoo (1)
     minor - Mangrove Cuckoo (3)
     ferrugineus - Cocos Cuckoo (2)
     erythropthalmus - Black-billed Cuckoo (4)
     lansbergi - Grey-capped Cuckoo (1)
     pluvialis - Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo (3)
     rufigularis - Bay-breasted Cuckoo (1)
     vetula - Jamaican Lizard Cuckoo (3)
     vieilloti - Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo (1)
     merlini - Great Lizard Cuckoo (2)
     longirostris - Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo (2)

Pachycoccyx

     audeberti - Thick-billed Cuckoo (2)

Microdynamis

     parva - Dwarf Koel (4)

Eudynamys

     scolopaceus - Asian Koel (2)
     melanorhynchus - Black-billed Koel (1)
     orientalis - Pacific Koel (5)

Urodynamis

     taitensis - Long-tailed Cuckoo (2)

Scythrops

     novaehollandiae - Channel-billed Cuckoo (6)

Chrysococcyx

     maculatus - Asian Emerald Cuckoo (2)
     xanthorhynchus - Violet Cuckoo (1)
     caprius - Dideric Cuckoo (4)
     klaas - Klaas's Cuckoo (3)
     flavigularis - Yellow-throated Cuckoo (1)
     cupreus - African Emerald Cuckoo (2)
     megarhynchus - Long-billed Cuckoo (1)
     basalis - Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo (1)
     osculans - Black-eared Cuckoo (1)
     ruficollis - Rufous-throated Bronze Cuckoo (1)
     lucidus - Shining Bronze Cuckoo (2)
     meyerii - Meyer's bronze-cuckoo (1)
     minutillus - Little Bronze Cuckoo (2)

Cacomantis

     pallidus - Pallid Cuckoo (2)
     leucolophus - White-crowned Cuckoo (2)
     castaneiventris - Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo (2)
     flabelliformis - Fan-tailed Cuckoo (1)
     sonneratii - Banded Bay Cuckoo (2)
     merulinus - Plaintive Cuckoo (1)
     passerinus - Grey-bellied Cuckoo (2)
     aeruginosus - Moluccan Cuckoo (1)
     variolosus - Brush Cuckoo (1)

Cercococcyx

     mechowi - Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo (2)
     olivinus - Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo (1)
     montanus - Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (1)

Surniculus

     dicruroides - Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo (1)
     velutinus - Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo (1)
     lugubris - Asian Drongo-Cuckoo (4)
     musschenbroeki - Moluccan Drongo-Cuckoo (1)

Hierococcyx

     vagans - Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo (1)
     sparverioides - Large Hawk-Cuckoo (4)
     bocki - Dark Hawk-Cuckoo (1)
     varius - Common Hawk-Cuckoo (1)
     hyperythrus - Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo (1)
     pectoralis - Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo (1)
     nisicolor - Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo (1)
     fugax - Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo (1)

Cuculus

     clamosus - Black Cuckoo (3)
     solitarius - Red-chested Cuckoo (2)
     poliocephalus - Lesser Cuckoo (1)
     crassirostris - Sulawesi Cuckoo (2)
     micropterus - Indian Cuckoo (1)
     gularis - African Cuckoo (3)
     rochii - Madagascar Cuckoo (1)
     saturatus - Oriental Cuckoo (1)
     lepidus - Sunda Cuckoo (1)
     canorus - Common Cuckoo (12)
     optatus - Northern Oriental Cuckoo (4)

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