AVITOPIA - Cuckoos

Scientific system: Howard et al.

Familia: Cuculidae

You can get "Checklist of the Cuckoos of Planet Earth" as an e-book here.

Piaya

Coua

Guira

Tapera

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.

     crassirostris - Sulawesi Cuckoo (1)
     sparverioides - Large Hawk-Cuckoo (5)
     varius - Common Hawk-Cuckoo (1)
     vagans - Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo (1)
     fugax - Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo (2)
     hyperythrus - Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo (1)
     pectoralis - Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo (1)
     solitarius - Red-chested Cuckoo (2)
     clamosus - Black Cuckoo (3)
     micropterus - Indian Cuckoo (1)
     canorus - Common Cuckoo (12)
     gularis - African Cuckoo (3)
     saturatus - Oriental Cuckoo (6)
     poliocephalus - Lesser Cuckoo (1)
     rochii - Madagascar Cuckoo (1)
     pallidus - Pallid Cuckoo (2)

     osculans - Black-eared Cuckoo (1)
     basalis - Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo (1)
     minutillus - Little Bronze Cuckoo (2)
     crassirostris - Pied Bronze Cuckoo
     lucidus - Shining Bronze Cuckoo (2)
     ruficollis - Rufous-throated Bronze Cuckoo (1)
     meyeri - White-eared Bronze Cuckoo (1)
     maculatus - Asian Emerald Cuckoo (2)
     xanthorhynchus - Violet Cuckoo (1)
     flavigularis - Yellow-throated Cuckoo (1)
     klaas - Klaas's Cuckoo (3)
     cupreus - African Emerald Cuckoo (2)
     caprius - Dideric Cuckoo (4)

     pumilus - Dwarf Cuckoo (1)
     cinereus - Ash-colored Cuckoo (1)
     erythrophthalmus - Black-billed Cuckoo (4)
     americanus - Yellow-billed Cuckoo (7)
     euleri - Pearly-breasted Cuckoo (1)
     minor - Mangrove Cuckoo (3)
     ferrugineus - Cocos Cuckoo (2)
     melacoryphus - Dark-billed Cuckoo (2)
     lansbergi - Grey-capped Cuckoo (1)

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

Centropus

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

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