The order Cuculiformes, in addition to the cuckoos, also includes the turacos.

In addition to cuckoos, the cuckoo family Cuculidae also includes the roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separated as distinct families. The cuckoos are generally medium sized slender birds. The majority are of the cuculidae family are arboreal, with a sizeable minority that are terrestrial. Most are tropical and the temperate species are migratory. The cuckoos feed on insects, insect larva, as well as fruit. Many species are brood parasites, laying their eggs in the nests of other species, but the majority of species raise their own young. Cuckoos are medium sized birds that range in size from 15-63 cm. There is generally little sexual dimorphism in size, but where it exists, it can be either the male or the female that is larger. There are two basic body forms, arboreal species which are slender and have short tarsi, and terrestrial species which are more heavy set and have long tarsi. Almost all species have long tails which are used for steering in terrestrial species and as a rudder during flight in the arboreal species. [abstracted from Wikipedia]


Genus Cacomantis

Cuckoo, Brush  Cacomantis variolosus  Found: Australasia
Photographed by:  1, 3) Aviceda - Kobble Creek, SE Queensland, Australia  2) David Cook - Wamboin, NSW, Australia


Cuckoo, Fan-tailed  Cacomantis flabelliformis  Found: Australasia
Photographed by: 1) JJ Harrison - Tasmania, Australia  2) Aviceda - Dayboro, SE Queensland, Australia
    3) Yip Kee Yap at Jerrara Dam, NSW, Australia  4, 5, 6) David Cook




Genus Centropus

Coucal, Black  Centropus grillii  Found: Africa
Photographed by: 1) Darren Bellerby - Maasai Mara, Kenya


Coucal, Burchell's  Centropus burchelli   Found: Africa Photographed by 1, 2, 3)  Arno Meintjes  


Coucal, Greater  aka Crow Pheasant  Centropus sinensis  Found: Asia
Photographed by: 1) J M Garg - Haryana, India  2) Bhardwaj Shanthanu - India


Coucal, Pheasant  Centropus phasianinus  Found: Australasia
Photographed by: Arthur Chapman near Toowoomba, Queenlsland, Australia


Coucal, Senegal  Centropus senegalensis Found: Africa 
Photographed by: 1) Thom Hasi - Senegal  2) tj haslam


Coucal, White-browed  Centropus superciliosus Found: Africa Photographed by:  1) Frederic Salein  2) Lip Kee Yap - Akagera National Park, Rwanda  3) Carol Foil - Kenya



Genus Chrysococcyx

Cuckoo, Asian Emerald  Chrysococcyx maculatus  Found: Asia
Photographed by: 1) JJ Harrison - Thailand  2, 3) Somchai Kanchanasut - Rama IX Park, Bangkok, Thailand
1, 2) Female  3) Male


Cuckoo, Black-eared  Chrysococcyx osculans  Found: Australasia
Photographed by: 1) Aviceda - Bowra, SW Queensland, Australia  2, 3) David Cook


Cuckoo, Diederik  Chrysococcyx caprius  Found: Africa
Photographed by: Ian White - Garborone
1) Juvenile


Cuckoo, Horsfield's Bronze  Chrysococcyx basalis  Found: Asia, Australasia
Photographed by:  1, 2) Aviceda - Capertee Valley, NSW, Australia 
    3, 4) David Cook - West Macgregor, ACT, Australia and Wamboin, NSW, Australia.


Klaas's Cuckoo  Chrysococcyx klaas  Found: Africa
Photographed by:  1) Carol Foil - Archers Post, Rift Valley, Kenya   2) Lip Kee Yap - Mpumalanga, South Africa
1) Male  2) Female


Cuckoo, Little Bronze  Chrysococcyx minutillus  Found: Asia, Australasia
Photographed by:  1) Aviceda - Kobble Creek, SE Queensland, Australia 
    2) Lip Kee Yap - Howard Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
    3) David Cook - Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia


Cuckoo, Shining Bronze  Chrysococcyx lucidus  Found: Australasia
Photographed by: 1) JJ Harrison - Bronze_Tasmania Australia  2) Aviceda - Dayboro, SE Queensland, Australia



Genus Coccycua

Cuckoo, Ash-colored Coccycua cinerea    Found: South America
Photographed by: Claudio Timm - Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil



Genus Coccyzus

Cuckoo, Black-billed  Coccyzus erythropthalmus  Found: The Americas
Wolfgang Wander


Cuckoo, Dark-billed  Coccyzus melacoryphus   Found: South America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Claudio Timm - Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil  3) PutneyMark


Cuckoo, Jamaican Lizzard  Coccyzus vetula  Found: Jamaica
Photographed by:  Dominic Sherony


Cuckoo, Mangrove  Coccyzus minor  Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1, 2) New Jersy Birds


Cuckoo, Yellow-billed Coccyzus americanus   Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1) Mdf - Cyprus Lake, Bruce Peninsula National Park, Canada  2) Dick Daniels - North Carolina  
   3) Dominic Sherony



Genus Crotophaga

Ani, Greater  Crotophaga major  Found: South America
Photographed by: 1) Dominic Sherony  2) Arthur Chapman


Ani, Groove-billed  Crotophaga sulcirostris  Found: South America
Photographed by: 1) Hans Hillewaert  - near Mal Pais, Costa Ric2) US Geological Survey   


Ani, Smooth-billed Crotophaga ani   Found: North America (Florida), Central and South America
Photographed by:  1, 2) Dick Daniels - Royal Palm Reserve, Jamaica  3)  Dick - Puerto Rico 



Genus Cuculus

Cuckoo, Common  Cuculus canorus  Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1) Steve Garvie - Scotland  2) Vogelartinfo

Cuckoo, Pallid  Cuculus pallidus  Found: Australasia
Photographed by: 1) Oystercatcher  2) David Cook  3)  Aviceda  


Cuckoo, Red-chested  Cuculus solitarius  Found: Africa
Photographed by: 1, 2) Arno Meintjes   3) Monkey Boy



Genus Guira - 1 species

Cuckoo, Guira  Guira guira  Found: South America
Photographed by:  1) Claudio Timm - Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil  2, 5) Dario Sanches - Brazil
    3) dFaulder - Costanera Sur Nature Reserve, Buenos Aires, Argentina 
    4) Dick Daniels - the Washington National Zoo




Genus Piaya

Cuckoo, Squirrel  Piaya cayana  Found: South America
Photographed by: Dario Sanches - Brazil



Genus Scythrops - 1 species

Cuckoo, Channel-billed Scythrops novaehollandiae Found: Australasia
Photographed by:  1) Bilby - Adelaide Zoo in South Australia 




Genus Tapera - 1 species

Cuckoo, Striped Tapera naevia  Found: Central and South America
Photographed by: Claudio Timm 



Genus Eudynamys

Koel, Asian  Eudynamys scolopacea  Found: Asia 
Photographed by: 1) Charlie Westerinen - Thailand  2) Ravi Vaidyanathan - Mahim Nature Park  3) Ravivaidya  4) Auditi the Stargazer
1, 2) Male  3, 4) Female


Koel, Australian   Eudynamys cyanocephalus  Found: Australia
Photographed by: 1) Vinni
1) Female


Genus Geococcyx

Roadrunner, Greater Geococcyx californianus   Found: North America
Photographed by:
    1) Alan D Wilson at Visitor's Center, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California   
     2) Elaine R Wilson - Visitor's Center, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
    3) Dick Daniels - North Carolina Zoo,