Cuculidae - cuckoos, roadrunners, anis, coucals

There are around around 143 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.

World Status Key
Least Concern Near Threatened Vulnerable
Endangered Critically Endangered
Extinct in the Wild Extinct
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status.

US Status Key
Threatened in US Threatened in NH Endangered in US Endangered in NH
Breeds in NH Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife and NH Fish and Game

New Hampshire Species		North/Central American Species
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus Black-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus erythropthalmus		Jamaican Lizard-cuckoo - Coccyzus vetula Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo - Coccyzus vieilloti Smooth-billed Ani - Crotophaga ani Greater Ani - Crotophaga major Groove-billed Ani - Crotophaga sulcirostris Pheasant Cuckoo - Dromococcyx phasianellus Greater Roadrunner - Geococcyx californianus Lesser Roadrunner - Geococcyx velox Lesser Ground-cuckoo - Morococcyx erythropygus Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya cayana Striped Cuckoo - Tapera naevia
North/Central American Species
Little Cuckoo - Coccycua minuta Dwarf Cuckoo - Coccycua pumila Cocos Cuckoo - Coccyzus ferrugineus Gray-capped Cuckoo - Coccyzus lansbergi Hispaniolan Lizard-cuckoo - Coccyzus longirostris Great Lizard-cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini Mangrove Cuckoo - Coccyzus minor Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo - Coccyzus pluvialis Bay-breasted Cuckoo - Coccyzus rufigularis

Species Around the World
Africa Asia Australia/Oceania Europe North America South America NH Species
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo - Cacomantis castaneiventris Fan-tailed Cuckoo - Cacomantis flabelliformis Moluccan Cuckoo - Cacomantis heinrichi Plaintive Cuckoo - Cacomantis merulinus Gray-bellied Cuckoo - Cacomantis passerinus Rusty-breasted Cuckoo - Cacomantis sepulcralis Banded Bay Cuckoo - Cacomantis sonneratii Brush Cuckoo - Cacomantis variolosus White-crowned Koel - Caliechthrus leucolophus Bornean Ground-cuckoo - Carpococcyx radiatus Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo - Carpococcyx renauldi Sumatran Ground-cuckoo - Carpococcyx viridis Brown Coucal - Centropus andamanensis Gabon Coucal - Centropus anselli Pied Coucal - Centropus ateralbus Lesser Coucal - Centropus bengalensis Lesser Black Coucal - Centropus bernsteini Bay Coucal - Centropus celebensis Biak Coucal - Centropus chalybeus Green-billed Coucal - Centropus chlororhynchus Coppery-tailed Coucal - Centropus cupreicaudus Goliath Coucal - Centropus goliath Black Coucal - Centropus grillii Black-throated Coucal - Centropus leucogaster Black-faced Coucal - Centropus melanops Greater Black Coucal - Centropus menbeki Buff-headed Coucal - Centropus milo Blue-headed Coucal - Centropus monachus Sunda Coucal - Centropus nigrorufus Pheasant Coucal - Centropus phasianinus Short-toed Coucal - Centropus rectunguis Senegal Coucal - Centropus senegalensis Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis Kai Coucal - Centropus spilopterus Black-hooded Coucal - Centropus steerii White-browed Coucal - Centropus superciliosus Madagascar Coucal - Centropus toulou Rufous Coucal - Centropus unirufus Violaceous Coucal - Centropus violaceus Philippine Coucal - Centropus viridis Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo - Cercococcyx mechowi Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo - Cercococcyx montanus Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo - Cercococcyx olivinus Yellowbill - Ceuthmochares aereus Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo - Chrysococcyx basalis Didric Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx caprius Pied Bronze-cuckoo - Chrysococcyx crassirostris African Emerald Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx cupreus Yellow-throated Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx flavigularis Klaas's Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx klaas Shining Bronze-cuckoo - Chrysococcyx lucidus Asian Emerald Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx maculatus White-eared Bronze-cuckoo - Chrysococcyx meyeri Little Bronze-cuckoo - Chrysococcyx minutillus Black-eared Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx osculans Rufous-throated Bronze-cuckoo - Chrysococcyx ruficollis Gould's Bronze-cuckoo - Chrysococcyx russatus Violet Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus Chestnut-winged Cuckoo - Clamator coromandus Great Spotted Cuckoo - Clamator glandarius Pied Cuckoo - Clamator jacobinus Levaillant's Cuckoo - Clamator levaillantii Ash-colored Cuckoo - Coccycua cinerea Little Cuckoo - Coccycua minuta Dwarf Cuckoo - Coccycua pumila Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus Black-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus erythropthalmus Pearly-breasted Cuckoo - Coccyzus euleri Cocos Cuckoo - Coccyzus ferrugineus Gray-capped Cuckoo - Coccyzus lansbergi Hispaniolan Lizard-cuckoo - Coccyzus longirostris Dark-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus melacoryphus		Great Lizard-cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini Mangrove Cuckoo - Coccyzus minor Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo - Coccyzus pluvialis Bay-breasted Cuckoo - Coccyzus rufigularis Jamaican Lizard-cuckoo - Coccyzus vetula Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo - Coccyzus vieilloti Blue Coua - Coua caerulea Coquerel's Coua - Coua coquereli Crested Coua - Coua cristata Running Coua - Coua cursor Snail-eating Coua - Coua delalandei Giant Coua - Coua gigas Red-fronted Coua - Coua reynaudii Red-capped Coua - Coua ruficeps Red-breasted Coua - Coua serriana Verreaux's Coua - Coua verreauxi Smooth-billed Ani - Crotophaga ani Greater Ani - Crotophaga major Groove-billed Ani - Crotophaga sulcirostris Common Cuckoo - Cuculus canorus Black Cuckoo - Cuculus clamosus Sulawesi Hawk-cuckoo - Cuculus crassirostris Hodgson's Hawk-cuckoo - Cuculus fugax African Cuckoo - Cuculus gularis Sunda Cuckoo - Cuculus lepidus Indian Cuckoo - Cuculus micropterus Oriental Cuckoo - Cuculus optatus Pallid Cuckoo - Cuculus pallidus Lesser Cuckoo - Cuculus poliocephalus Madagascar Cuckoo - Cuculus rochii Himalayan Cuckoo - Cuculus saturatus Red-chested Cuckoo - Cuculus solitarius Large Hawk-cuckoo - Cuculus sparverioides Moustached Hawk-cuckoo - Cuculus vagans Common Hawk-cuckoo - Cuculus varius Pavonine Cuckoo - Dromococcyx pavoninus Pheasant Cuckoo - Dromococcyx phasianellus Black-billed Koel - Eudynamys melanorhynchus Australian Koel - Eudynamys orientalis Asian Koel - Eudynamys scolopaceus Long-tailed Koel - Eudynamys taitensis Greater Roadrunner - Geococcyx californianus Lesser Roadrunner - Geococcyx velox Guira Cuckoo - Guira guira Dwarf Koel - Microdynamis parva Lesser Ground-cuckoo - Morococcyx erythropygus St Helena Cuckoo - Nannococcyx psix Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo - Neomorphus geoffroyi Red-billed Ground-cuckoo - Neomorphus pucheranii Banded Ground-cuckoo - Neomorphus radiolosus Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo - Neomorphus rufipennis Scaled Ground-cuckoo - Neomorphus squamiger Thick-billed Cuckoo - Pachycoccyx audeberti Yellow-billed Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus calyorhynchus Raffles's Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus Scale-feathered Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus cumingi Chestnut-breasted Malkoha-Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Black-bellied Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus diardi Red-billed Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus javanicus Sirkeer Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii Red-faced Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus Chestnut-bellied Malkoha-Phaenicophaeus sumatranus Red-crested Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus superciliosus Green-billed Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus tristis Blue-faced Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus viridirostris Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya cayana Black-bellied Cuckoo - Piaya melanogaster Long-billed Cuckoo-Rhamphomantis megarhynchus Channel-billed Cuckoo-Scythrops novaehollandiae Drongo Cuckoo - Surniculus lugubris Striped Cuckoo - Tapera naevia