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Cuculidae - cuckoos, roadrunners, anis, coucals

road runnerThere are around around 136 species of birds in this diverse family of birds. They have slender bodies, long legs, and long tails. They are found in forested and open areas. In many species in this family the female leaves her eggs in the nest of another bird! Most of the species in this family eat insects. The birds in this family are found in North and South America, Asia, Europe, and Africa.






Endangered in NH Endangered in N.H.
Threatened in NH Threatened in N.H.
Introduced Species Introduced
Endangered in the US Endangered in U.S.
Threatened in the US Threatened in U.S.
Breeds in NH Breeds in N.H.

  New Hampshire Species    Other North American Species
Black-billed Cuckoo Breeds in NH
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Breeds in NH

  Greater Roadrunner
Bay-breasted Cuckoo
Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo
Cocos Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo
Dark-billed Cuckoo
Great Lizard-Cuckoo
Greater Ani
Groove-billed Ani
Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo
Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
Lesser Roadrunner
Little Cuckoo
Mangrove Cuckoo
Oriental Cuckoo
Pearly-breasted Cuckoo
Pheasant Cuckoo
Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo
Smooth-billed Ani
Squirrel Cuckoo
Striped Cuckoo

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