Cuculidae

Coccyzus americanus (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name: yellow-billed cuckoo (en); papa-lagarta-de-asa-vermelha (pt); coulicoi à bec jaune (fr); cuclillo piquigualdo (es); gelbschnabelkuckuck (de) Taxonomy: Order Cuculiformes Family Cuculidae Range: These birds are found breeding throughout most of the United States, in south-eastern Canada, northern Mexico and the Greater Antilles. They migrate south to winter in South…

Crotophaga major Photo by Cláudio Timm (Encyclopedia of Life) Common name: greater ani (en); anu-coroca (pt); ani des palétuviers (fr); garrapatero (es); riesenani (de) Taxonomy: Order Cuculiformes Family Cuculidae Range: These birds are found from Panama and Trinidad, across much of tropical South America east of the Andes and down to northern Argentina. Size: Greater…

Chrysococcyx cupreus Photo by Jonas Rosquit (PBase) Common name: African emerald cuckoo (en); cuco-esmeraldino (pt); coucou foliotocol (fr); cuco esmeralda (es); smaragdkuckuck (de) Taxonomy: Order Cuculiformes Family Cuculidae Range: This species occurs throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, excluding extremely arid areas. They are found from Senegal, across Mali and Nigeria and into Sudan and Ethiopia,…

Chrysococcyx cupreus Photo by Jonas Rosquit (PBase) Common name: African emerald cuckoo (en); cuco-esmeraldino (pt); coucou foliotocol (fr); cuco esmeralda (es); smaragdkuckuck (de) Taxonomy: Order Cuculiformes Family Cuculidae Range: This species occurs throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, excluding extremely arid areas. They are found from Senegal, across Mali and Nigeria and into Sudan and Ethiopia,…

Clamator glandarius Photo by Stephen Daly (Andalucian Guides) Common name: great spotted cuckoo (en); cuco-rabilongo (pt); coucou geai (fr); críalo europeo (es); häherkuckuck (de) Taxonomy: Order Cuculiformes Family Cuculidae Range: These birds are found from southern Europe and the Middle East to Iran, and throughout Mediterranean Africa down to Senegal, Sudan and Somalia and further…

Clamator glandarius Photo by Stephen Daly (Andalucian Guides) Common name: great spotted cuckoo (en); cuco-rabilongo (pt); coucou geai (fr); críalo europeo (es); häherkuckuck (de) Taxonomy: Order Cuculiformes Family Cuculidae Range: These birds are found from southern Europe and the Middle East to Iran, and throughout Mediterranean Africa down to Senegal, Sudan and Somalia and further…

Geococcyx californianus Common name: greater roadrunner (en); papa-léguas (pt); grand géocoucou (fr); correcaminos (es); wegekuckuck (de) Taxonomy: Order Cuculiformes Family Cuculidae Range: The greater roadrunner is found in the south-east of the United States, from Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas to California, and in northern Mexico. Size: These bird are 52-56 cm long and have a…