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The Cuculidae or cuckoos are an order of near passerine birds, many of which are brood parasites in the nests of birds of other species.

The best-known example is the European Common Cuckoo. The baby which hatches from the egg laid in another species' nest methodically evicts all other occupants.

The family also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the coucals. The coucals are not nest parasites and, unlike many cuckoos, lay their eggs on the ground. These large tropical cuckoos are capable of taking vertebrate prey such as lizards.

The Cuculiformes order, in addition to the cuckoos, also includes the turacos (perhaps better considered as a separate order, Musophagiformes) and the unique Hoatzin, which was previously classified in the Galliformes. The taxonomy of the latter enigmatic species, however, remains in dispute.

These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. Most occur in forests, but some are birds of more open country. Most are insect eaters, with hairy caterpillars, which are avoided by many birds, being a speciality.

The group gets its English and scientific names from the call of the Common Cuckoo, which is also familar from cuckoo clocks.

Common Cuckoo
The Common Cuckoo (Cucullus canorus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, the coucals, and the Hoatzin.

It is a widespead summer migrant to Europe and western Asia, and winters in Africa. It is a brood parasite, which lays its eggs in the nests particularly of Dunnocks, Meadow Pipits, and Reed Warblers.

Female Cuckoos favour a particular host species, and lay eggs which match that species' in colour and pattern. The exception is in the case of the Dunnock, where the Cuckoo's egg has no resemblance to its hosts' blue eggs. This is thought to be because the Dunnock is a recent host, and has not acquired the ability to distinguish eggs.

The chick which hatches from the egg laid in the other species' nest methodically evicts all other occupants of the nest, a behaviour that was first described by Edward Jenner. This is necessary since it is a much larger bird than its hosts, and needs to monopolise the parents' food supplies.

This cuckoo is a greyish bird with a slender body, long tail and strong legs. The females only are sometimes brown, the ?hepatic? phase. It looks like a small bird of prey in flight, although the wings stay below the horizontal.
Taxonmony
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
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AUDIO CLIPS
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
0.260MB  WAV  Hear Sound
Gough, G.A., Sauer, J.R., Iliff, M. Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter. 1998. Version 97.1. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Song
Squirrel Cuckoo
0.160MB  WAV  Hear Sound
Naturesongs.com
Squirrel Cuckoo call
Squirrel Cuckoo
0.100MB  WAV  Hear Sound
Naturesongs.com
Squirrel Cuckoo song
Squirrel Cuckoo
0.050MB  WAV  Hear Sound
Naturesongs.com
Squirrel Cuckoo 'rattle'
Striped Cuckoo
0.150MB  WAV  Hear Sound
Naturesongs.com
Striped Cuckoo call
Striped Cuckoo
0.220MB  WAV  Hear Sound
Naturesongs.com
Striped Cuckoo 'song'
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
0.120MB  AU  Hear Sound
Tony Phillips: Songs and calls of some New York State birds
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Striped Cuckoo
0.530MB  MP3  Hear Sound
Sonidos de Aves Mexicanas
Striped Cuckoo
Brush Cuckoo
Streaming  RAM  Hear Sound
ABC Archives and Library Services
Brush Cuckoo
Channel-Billed Cuckoo
Streaming  RAM  Hear Sound
ABC Archives and Library Services
Channel-Billed Cuckoo
Fan-Tailed Cuckoo
Streaming  RAM  Hear Sound
ABC Archives and Library Services
Fan-Tailed Cuckoo
Pallid Cuckoo
Streaming  RAM  Hear Sound
ABC Archives and Library Services
Pallid Cuckoo
Rufous-Tailed Bronze Cuckoo
Streaming  RAM  Hear Sound
ABC Archives and Library Services
Rufous-Tailed Bronze Cuckoo
Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
0.120MB  WAV  Hear Sound
Naturesongs.com
A Yellow-Billed Cuckoo clucks
Large Hawk-Cuckoo
0.210MB  WAV  Hear Sound
Birds of Tropical Asia
Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Eurasian Cuckoo
0.020MB  MP3  Hear Sound
Oiseaux.net
Eurasian Cuckoo sound
Great Spotted Cuckoo
0.010MB  MP3  Hear Sound
Oiseaux.net
Great Spotted Cuckoo sound
Common Cuckoo
0.130MB  WAV  Hear Sound
Northamptonshire Wildlife
Audio clip of a cuckoo with its very typical vocalization
Eurasian Cuckoo
Streaming  RAM  Hear Sound
Bird Listening Café - A collection of wildbird songs
Eurasian Cuckoo
Lesser Cuckoo
Streaming  RAM  Hear Sound
Bird Listening Café - A collection of wildbird songs
Lesser Cuckoo
Striped Cuckoo
0.070MB  MP3  Hear Sound
John van der Woude's birding trip reports
Striped Cuckoo call
Common Hawk Cuckoo
0.510MB  WAV  Hear Sound
IndiaBirds.com
Common Hawk Cuckoo
Black Billed Cuckoo
RA  Hear Sound
PBS.org
audio clip of Black Billed Cuckoo
Cuckoo
0.060MB  WAV  Hear Sound
Avisoft
A brief audio clip
Little Cuckoo
0.270MB  WAV  Hear Sound
Biological Reasearch Information Center - Korea
Little Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
0.200MB  WAV  Hear Sound
Florida Bird Songs
Yellow-billed Cuckoo call
Mangrove Cuckoo
0.230MB  WAV  Hear Sound
Florida Bird Songs
Mangrove Cuckoo call
Cuckoo
0.010MB  RA  Hear Sound
web.edunet4u.net/~nature/
Cuckoo call
Cuckoo
0.080MB  WAV  Hear Sound
Bird Population in Taivalkoski
Cuckoo audio clip
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
0.120MB  RM  Hear Sound
nwpc.jp
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo call
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
0.300MB  RA  Hear Sound
nwpc.jp
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo call
Common Cuckoo or Eurasian Cuckoo
0.080MB  RA  Hear Sound
nwpc.jp
Common Cuckoo or Eurasian Cuckoo call
Lesser Cuckoo
0.120MB  RA  Hear Sound
nwpc.jp
Lesser Cuckoo call
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
0.260MB  WAV  Hear Sound
Minnesota's Pine to Prairie Birding Trail
Yellow-billed Cuckoo call
Eurasian Cuckoo
0.020MB  WAV  Hear Sound
Välenområdet
Eurasian Cuckoo call
Cuckoo
0.170MB  MP3  Hear Sound
Club voor Natuurgeluiden Registratie
Cuckoo near pasture
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