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…