Cuculiformes
Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
HBW 4, p. 508
- Small to medium-sized, slender landbirds, most with fairly narrow bill and long tail; generally dark above and paler below, a few with all-dark plumage.
- Cosmopolitan.
- Mainly forest and woodland.
- 28 genera, 135 species, 295 taxa.
- 9 species threatened; 1 of these probably extinct since 1600.
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List of species:
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- 48 4 38 6 8 1 Jacobin Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)
- 9 1 5 3 8 2 Levaillant's Cuckoo (Clamator levaillantii)
- 4 3 1 8 3 Chestnut-winged Cuckoo (Clamator coromandus)
- 31 1 13 17 8 4 Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius)
- 4 4 8 5 Thick-billed Cuckoo (Pachycoccyx audeberti)
- 0 8 6 Sulawesi Hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris)
- 12 1 7 4 8 7 Large Hawk-Cuckoo (Cuculus sparverioides)
- 36 3 25 8 8 8 Common Hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus varius)
- 4 1 2 1 6 9 Moustached Hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus vagans)
- 10 3 6 1 8 10 Hodgson's Hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax)
- 4 1 1 2 8 11 Philippine Hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus pectoralis)
- 9 1 5 3 8 12 Red-chested Cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius)
- 7 2 2 3 8 13 Black Cuckoo (Cuculus clamosus)
- 14 4 5 5 8 14 Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
- 73 9 33 31 8 15 Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
- 4 1 2 1 8 16 African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis)
- 12 1 8 3 8 17 Himalayan Cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)
- 6 2 2 2 8 18 Horsfield's Cuckoo (Cuculus horsfieldi)
- 2 1 1 8 19 Asian Lesser Cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 4 1 1 2 8 20 Madagascar Lesser Cuckoo (Cuculus rochii)
- 24 1 9 14 8 21 Pallid Cuckoo (Cuculus pallidus)
- 3 1 2 8 22 Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx mechowi)
- 4 1 1 2 8 23 Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx olivinus)
- 5 1 4 8 24 Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus)
- 20 7 4 9 8 25 Banded Bay Cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii)
- 39 4 23 12 8 26 Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus)
- 28 11 9 8 8 27 Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus)
- 3 3 6 28 Moluccan Cuckoo (Cacomantis heinrichi)
- 4 1 3 8 29 Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo (Cacomantis castaneiventris)
- 36 5 15 16 8 30 Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis)
- 3 2 1 8 31 Black-eared Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx osculans)
- 25 4 13 8 8 32 Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis)
- 27 4 12 11 8 33 Little Bronze-cuckoo (Chrysococcyx minutillus)
- 24 3 9 12 8 34 Shining Bronze-cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus)
- 3 2 1 8 35 Rufous-throated Bronze-cuckoo (Chrysococcyx ruficollis)
- 4 1 2 1 8 36 White-eared Bronze-cuckoo (Chrysococcyx meyeri)
- 9 2 7 8 37 Asian Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx maculatus)
- 8 2 2 4 8 38 Violet Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus)
- 3 2 1 8 39 Yellow-throated Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx flavigularis)
- 23 1 11 11 8 40 Klaas's Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas)
- 16 1 10 5 8 41 African Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus)
- 27 1 16 10 8 42 Diederik Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius)
- 1 1 8 43 Long-billed Cuckoo (Rhamphomantis megarhynchus)
- 19 7 7 5 8 44 Asian Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris)
- 4 1 2 1 8 45 Philippine Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus velutinus)
- 2 1 1 8 46 White-crowned Koel (Caliechthrus leucolophus)
- 2 1 1 8 47 Dwarf Koel (Microdynamis parva)
- 126 18 74 34 8 48 Common Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
- 8 5 2 1 8 49 Long-tailed Koel (Eudynamys taitensis)
- 15 2 7 6 8 50 Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae)
- 6 2 4 8 51 Yellowbill (Ceuthmochares aereus)
- 4 3 1 6 52 Black-bellied Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus diardi)
- 3 1 2 6 53 Chestnut-bellied Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus sumatranus)
- 14 5 9 8 54 Green-billed Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis)
- 16 12 4 8 55 Blue-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris)
- 16 2 10 4 8 56 Sirkeer Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii)
- 14 1 5 8 8 57 Raffles's Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus)
- 7 3 4 8 58 Red-billed Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus javanicus)
- 9 4 5 8 59 Yellow-billed Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus calyorhynchus)
- 11 2 9 8 60 Chestnut-breasted Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris)
- 6 4 2 4 61 Red-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
- 5 1 4 8 62 Rough-crested Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus superciliosus)
- 5 1 1 3 8 63 Scale-feathered Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus cumingi)
- 0 2 64 Sumatran Ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis)
- 10 1 2 7 6 65 Bornean Ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx radiatus)
- 14 1 4 9 8 66 Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx renauldi)
- 7 3 4 8 67 Giant Coua (Coua gigas)
- 6 1 1 4 8 68 Coquerel's Coua (Coua coquereli)
- 7 1 3 3 8 69 Red-breasted Coua (Coua serriana)
- 4 2 2 8 70 Red-fronted Coua (Coua reynaudii)
- 5 3 2 8 71 Running Coua (Coua cursor)
- 10 1 4 5 8 72 Red-capped Coua (Coua ruficeps)
- 12 6 6 8 73 Crested Coua (Coua cristata)
- 5 2 3 6 74 Verreaux's Coua (Coua verreauxi)
- 9 1 4 4 8 75 Blue Coua (Coua caerulea)
- 4 2 2 8 76 Bay Coucal (Centropus celebensis)
- 3 1 1 1 6 77 Rufous Coucal (Centropus unirufus)
- 12 3 9 8 78 Black-faced Coucal (Centropus melanops)
- 2 2 4 79 Sunda Coucal (Centropus nigrorufus)
- 9 3 1 5 8 80 Buff-headed Coucal (Centropus milo)
- 4 1 3 8 81 Goliath Coucal (Centropus goliath)
- 3 1 1 1 6 82 Violaceous Coucal (Centropus violaceus)
- 0 8 83 Greater Black Coucal (Centropus menbeki)
- 4 1 2 1 8 84 Pied Coucal (Centropus ateralbus)
- 7 4 3 8 85 Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus)
- 0 8 86 Kai Coucal (Centropus spilopterus)
- 1 1 8 87 Lesser Black Coucal (Centropus bernsteini)
- 1 1 6 88 Biak Coucal (Centropus chalybeus)
- 2 2 4 89 Short-toed Coucal (Centropus rectunguis)
- 1 1 2 90 Black-hooded Coucal (Centropus steerii)
- 89 12 57 20 8 91 Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis)
- 10 4 2 4 8 92 Brown Coucal (Centropus andamanensis)
- 6 1 2 3 8 93 Philippine Coucal (Centropus viridis)
- 5 2 3 8 94 Madagascar Coucal (Centropus toulou)
- 5 2 3 8 95 African Black Coucal (Centropus grillii)
- 21 5 4 12 8 96 Lesser Coucal (Centropus bengalensis)
- 2 1 1 4 97 Green-billed Coucal (Centropus chlororhynchus)
- 5 1 2 2 8 98 Black-throated Coucal (Centropus leucogaster)
- 0 8 99 Gabon Coucal (Centropus anselli)
- 18 1 10 7 8 100 Blue-headed Coucal (Centropus monachus)
- 5 3 2 8 101 Coppery-tailed Coucal (Centropus cupreicaudus)
- 31 11 20 8 102 Senegal Coucal (Centropus senegalensis)
- 56 2 38 16 8 103 White-browed Coucal (Centropus superciliosus)
- 9 9 8 104 Dwarf Cuckoo (Coccyzus pumilus)
- 2 1 1 8 105 Ash-colored Cuckoo (Coccyzus cinereus)
- 7 5 2 8 106 Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
- 15 1 7 7 8 107 Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
- 5 2 3 8 108 Pearly-breasted Cuckoo (Coccyzus euleri)
- 14 10 4 8 109 Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor)
- 2 1 1 4 110 Cocos Cuckoo (Coccyzus ferrugineus)
- 20 2 13 5 8 111 Dark-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus)
- 1 1 8 112 Grey-capped Cuckoo (Coccyzus lansbergi)
- 15 1 3 11 8 113 Cuban Lizard-cuckoo (Saurothera merlini)
- 6 1 3 2 8 114 Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo (Saurothera vieilloti)
- 6 4 2 8 115 Hispaniolan Lizard-cuckoo (Saurothera longirostris)
- 1 1 8 116 Jamaican Lizard-cuckoo (Saurothera vetula)
- 2 2 8 117 Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo (Hyetornis pluvialis)
- 0 3 118 Rufous-breasted Cuckoo (Hyetornis rufigularis)
- 91 3 52 36 8 119 Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana)
- 14 1 5 8 8 120 Black-bellied Cuckoo (Piaya melanogaster)
- 21 1 10 10 8 121 Little Cuckoo (Piaya minuta)
- 43 3 16 24 8 122 Greater Ani (Crotophaga major)
- 127 5 64 58 8 123 Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)
- 61 3 44 14 8 124 Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris)
- 71 6 37 28 8 125 Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)
- 35 7 11 17 8 126 American Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia)
- 14 2 8 4 8 127 Pheasant Cuckoo (Dromococcyx phasianellus)
- 10 3 6 1 8 128 Pavonine Cuckoo (Dromococcyx pavoninus)
- 11 1 7 3 8 129 Lesser Ground-cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus)
- 43 1 26 16 8 130 Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
- 7 3 4 8 131 Lesser Roadrunner (Geococcyx velox)
- 8 4 4 8 132 Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus geoffroyi)
- 8 1 3 4 3 133 Banded Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus radiolosus)
- 2 2 8 134 Rufous-winged Ground-Cuckoo (Neomorphus rufipennis)
- 0 8 135 Red-billed Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus pucheranii)
Family statistics
28 genera, 135 species
| 1988 files covering | |
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| 28 genera | (100%) |
| 128 species | (95%) |
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