Cuculidae

Guira guira Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:guira cuckoo (en); anu-branco (pt); guira cantara (fr); pirincho (es); guirakuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is found from north-eastern Brazil to Bolivia and south to central Argentina.Size:These birds are 34-40 cm long and weigh about 140 g.Habitat:The guira cuckoo is mostly found in mixed dry savannas and…

Chrysococcyx caprius Photo by Adam Riley (Stellenbosch Birds) Common name:dideric cuckoo (en); cuco-bronzeado-maior (pt); coucou didric (fr); cuclillo didric (es); goldkuckuck (de) Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily Cuculidae Range:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad and Sudan to South Africa.Size:These birds are 18-20 cm long and weigh about 35 g.Habitat:The dideric cuckoo…

Coccyzus erythropthalmus Photo by JimFenton (Birds of the Bible for Kids) Common name:black-billed cuckoo (en); cuco-de-bico-preto (pt); coulicou à bec noir (fr); cuclillo  piquinegro (es); schwarzschnabelkuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is found breeding in southern Canada, from Alberta east to Quebec, and in the eastern United States, from Montana to Maine and south to Texas…

Cuculus optatus Photo by Tom Tarrant (Wikipedia) Common name:oriental cuckoo (en); cuco-oriental (pt); coucou oriental (fr); cuco de Horsfield (es); Horsfieldkuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species breeds across most of Russia, in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, northern China, Korea and Japan. They migrate south to winter from Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines to northern and eastern Australia and…

Cuculus canorus Photo by Chris Romeiks (Vogelart) Common name:common cuckoo (en); cuco-canoro (pt); coucou gris (fr); cuco común (es); kuckuck (de) Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange: This species is found breeding throughout Europe, with the exception of Iceland, and in most of northern and central Asia as far east as Japan and as far south as Iran,…

Cuculus gularis Photo by Nancy Bell (Mango Verde) Common name:African cuckoo (en); cuco-africano (pt); coucou africain (fr); cuco barbiblanco (es); Afrikanerkuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is found in most of sub-Saharan Africa, only being absent from parts of D.R. Congo, Somalia, southern Namibia and south-western South Africa.Size:These birds are 30-33 cm long and weigh 100-110 g.Habitat:African…

Centropus sinensis Photo by J.M. Garg (Wikipedia) Common name:greater coucal (en); cucal-real (pt); grand coucal (fr); cucal grande (es); heckenkuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, from India to southern China and Indonesia.Size:This large cuckoo is 47-53 cm long and weighs 230-270 g.Habitat:The greater coucal is found in a wide range of habitats,…