Bird group
Cuckoos
154 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.
The African Cuckoo is a cuckoo of sub-Saharan Africa. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The African Emerald Cuckoo is a cuckoo of sub-Saharan Africa. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Andaman Coucal is a cuckoo of the Andaman Islands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Ash-colored Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Asian Emerald Cuckoo is a cuckoo of South and Southeast Asia. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Asian Koel is a cuckoo of South and Southeast Asia. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Banded Bay Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Banded Ground-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees,…
The Bay Coucal is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or…
The Bay-breasted Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Biak Coucal is a cuckoo of Biak and Geelvink Bay islands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Black Coucal is a cuckoo of sub-Saharan Africa. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Black Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds,…
The Black-bellied Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Black-bellied Malkoha is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Black-billed Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Black-billed Koel is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Black-eared Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Black-faced Coucal is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Black-hooded Coucal is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Black-throated Coucal is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Blue Coua is a cuckoo of Madagascar. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars, insects,…
The Blue Malkoha is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds,…
The Blue-faced Malkoha is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Blue-headed Coucal is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Bornean Ground-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Borneo. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Buff-headed Coucal is a cuckoo of New Guinea and nearby Sahul forests. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country…
The Burchell's Coucal is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Channel-billed Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Chestnut-bellied Malkoha is a cuckoo of Sumatra and nearby western Indonesian islands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open…
The Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees,…
The Chestnut-breasted Malkoha is a cuckoo of Sundaland forests and wooded lowlands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open…
The Chestnut-winged Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Cocos Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Cocos Island. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars, insects,…
The Common Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country…
The Common Hawk-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Common Squirrel-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of the Americas. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Coppery-tailed Coucal is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Coquerel's Coua is a cuckoo of Madagascar. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Coral-billed Ground-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of mainland Southeast Asia. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching…
The Crested Coua is a cuckoo of Madagascar. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars, insects,…
The Dark Hawk-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Dark-billed Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Dideric Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees,…
The Dwarf Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds,…
The Dwarf Koel is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or…
The Fan-tailed Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of sub-Saharan Africa. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Gabon Coucal is a cuckoo of sub-Saharan Africa. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Giant Coua is a cuckoo of Madagascar. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars, insects,…
The Goliath Coucal is a cuckoo of New Guinea and nearby Sahul forests. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching…
The Gray-bellied Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Gray-capped Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Great Lizard-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of the Americas. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Great Spotted Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country…
The Greater Ani is a cuckoo of the Americas. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars, insects,…
The Greater Black Coucal is a cuckoo of sub-Saharan Africa. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Greater Coucal is a cuckoo of South and Southeast Asia. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Greater Roadrunner is a cuckoo of the Americas. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Green Malkoha is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds,…
The Green-billed Coucal is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Green-billed Malkoha is a cuckoo of mainland Southeast Asia. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Groove-billed Ani is a cuckoo of the Americas. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Guira Cuckoo is a cuckoo of the Americas. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars, insects,…
The Himalayan Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Sundaland forests and wooded lowlands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country…
The Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Hispaniola. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open…
The Indian Cuckoo is a cuckoo of the Indian subcontinent. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Jamaica. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Klaas's Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Large Hawk-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Lesser Black Coucal is a cuckoo of sub-Saharan Africa. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Lesser Coucal is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds,…
The Lesser Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds,…
The Lesser Ground-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Lesser Roadrunner is a cuckoo of the Americas. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Levaillant's Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Little Bronze-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Little Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds,…
The Long-billed Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Long-tailed Koel is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Madagascar Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Madagascar. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Malagasy Coucal is a cuckoo of Madagascar. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Sundaland forests and wooded lowlands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country…
The Mangrove Cuckoo is a cuckoo of the Americas. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Manus Brush Cuckoo is a cuckoo of the Bismarck Archipelago. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Mentawai Malkoha is a cuckoo of Sumatra and nearby western Indonesian islands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country…
The Mexican Squirrel-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of the Americas. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Moluccan Brush Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Wallacea and the Moluccas. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Moluccan Drongo-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Wallacea and the Moluccas. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Northern Hawk-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of northeastern Asia and Southeast Asian wintering areas. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or…
The Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees,…
The Olive-capped Coua is a cuckoo of Madagascar. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Oriental Cuckoo is a cuckoo of northeastern Asia and Southeast Asian wintering areas. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open…
The Pacific Koel is a cuckoo of South and Southeast Asia. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Pallid Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country…
The Pavonine Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Pearly-breasted Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Pheasant Coucal is a cuckoo of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country…
The Pheasant Cuckoo is a cuckoo of South and Southeast Asia. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Philippine Coucal is a cuckoo of the Philippine islands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of the Philippine islands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of the Philippine islands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Pied Bronze-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Pied Coucal is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds,…
The Pied Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Wallacea and the Moluccas. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Plaintive Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Puerto Rico. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Raffles's Malkoha is a cuckoo of Sundaland forests and wooded lowlands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country…
The Red-billed Ground-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of the Americas. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Red-billed Malkoha is a cuckoo of Java and nearby Indonesian islands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country…
The Red-breasted Coua is a cuckoo of Madagascar. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Red-capped Coua is a cuckoo of Madagascar. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Red-chested Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Red-crested Malkoha is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Red-faced Malkoha is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Red-fronted Coua is a cuckoo of Madagascar. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Rufous Coucal is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds,…
The Rufous-throated Bronze-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees,…
The Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees,…
The Rufous-winged Ground-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees,…
The Running Coua is a cuckoo of Madagascar. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars, insects,…
The Sahul Brush Cuckoo is a cuckoo of New Guinea and nearby Sahul forests. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country…
The Scale-feathered Malkoha is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Scaled Ground-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Senegal Coucal is a cuckoo of sub-Saharan Africa. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Shining Bronze-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Short-toed Coucal is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Sirkeer Malkoha is a cuckoo of the Indian subcontinent. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Smooth-billed Ani is a cuckoo of the Americas. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Solomons Brush Cuckoo is a cuckoo of the Solomon Islands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of sub-Saharan Africa. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Striped Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Sulawesi and nearby islands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching…
The Sulawesi Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Sulawesi and nearby islands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for…
The Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Sumatra and nearby western Indonesian islands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open…
The Sunda Brush Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Sundaland forests and wooded lowlands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country…
The Sunda Coucal is a cuckoo of Sundaland forests and wooded lowlands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching…
The Sunda Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Sundaland forests and wooded lowlands. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching…
The Thick-billed Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Verreaux's Coua is a cuckoo of Madagascar. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Violaceous Coucal is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Violet Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds,…
The White-browed Coucal is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The White-crowned Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The White-eared Bronze-Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees,…
The Yellow-billed Cuckoo is a cuckoo of the Americas. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars,…
The Yellow-billed Malkoha is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
The Yellow-throated Cuckoo is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub,…
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