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Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae Link : cuckoos

Birds of variable size with slender bodies and long tails. Some species are known for laying their eggs in the nests of other birds. There are about 141 species worldwide, 4 are found in Britain.

Bird

Latin

Lists

Links

Notes

Cuckoo (Common)

Cuculus canorus

A

Common Cuckoo

RSPB

 

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Clamator glandarius

A

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Rare

Black-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus

A

Black-billed Cuckoo

Rare

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus

A

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Rare

 

 

 


By: Keith Park Section: Wildlife Key:
Page Ref: cuckoos Topic: Birds  Last Updated: 03/2010
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