Cuculidae

Centropus phasianinus Photo by James Niland (Flickr) Common name:pheasant coucal (en); cucal-faisão (pt); coucal faisan (fr); cucal faisán (es); fasanspornkuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is found in northern and eastern Australia, as far south as Sidney, and also in the lowlands of Papua New-Guinea and in the island of Timor both in Timor Leste and…

Surniculus dicruroides Photo by Vijay Ismavel (Flickr) Common name:fork-tailed drongo-cuckoo (en); cuco-drongo-de-cauda-forcada (pt): surnicou à queue fourchue (fr); cuclillo-drongo de cola furcada (es); gabelschwanz-drongokuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species breeds in most of India, with the exception of the north-western part of the country, and through Nepal and Bangladesh into northern Myanmar, northern Vietnam and southern…

Coccyzus pluvialis Photo by Dominic Sherony (Wikipedia) Common name:chestnut-bellied cuckoo (en); cuco-das-chuvas (pt); tacco de pluie (fr); cuco picogordo de Jamaica (es); regenkuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is endemic to Jamaica, being found throughout the island.Size:These birds are 48-56 cm long and weigh about 130 g.Habitat:The chestnut-bellied cuckoo is mostly found in moist tropical forests,…

Centropus superciliosus Photo by Eric van Poppel (Internet Bird Colletion) Common name:white-browed coucal (en); cucal-de-sobrancelhas-brancas (pt); coucal à sourcils blancs (fr); cucal cejiblanco (es); tiputip (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is found from the south-western Arabian Peninsula, through south-eastern Sudan, Erithrea and Ethiopia, across East Africa, through southern D.R. Congo into Angola, and through eastern Zimbabwe…