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Centropus sinensis (Stephens, 1815)
Cuculidae

Centropus sinensis (Stephens, 1815)

Centropus sinensis (Stephens, 1815)

Centropus sinensis, the greater coucal, is a large Asian cuckoo with multiple recognized geographic subspecies.

Centropus grillii Hartlaub, 1861
Cuculidae

Centropus grillii Hartlaub, 1861

Centropus grillii Hartlaub, 1861

Centropus grillii (black coucal) is a sex-role reversed African cuckoo species found in grassy and wetland habitats.

Centropus cupreicaudus Reichenow, 1896
Cuculidae

Centropus cupreicaudus Reichenow, 1896

Centropus cupreicaudus Reichenow, 1896

Centropus cupreicaudus, the coppery-tailed coucal, is a cuckoo species native to south central African wetland habitats.

Centropus phasianinus (Latham, 1802)
Cuculidae

Centropus phasianinus (Latham, 1802)

Centropus phasianinus (Latham, 1802)

The pheasant coucal Centropus phasianinus is a large ground-adapted bird found in Australia, Timor and New Guinea.

Centropus viridis (Scopoli, 1786)
Cuculidae

Centropus viridis (Scopoli, 1786)

Centropus viridis (Scopoli, 1786)

Centropus viridis is a large coucal found across the Philippines, assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN.

Centropus superciliosus burchellii Swainson, 1838
Cuculidae

Centropus superciliosus burchellii Swainson, 1838

Centropus superciliosus burchellii Swainson, 1838

Centropus superciliosus burchellii, the white-browed coucal, is a medium-sized bird native to Africa and southwestern Arabia, listed as least concern.

Coua cristata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Cuculidae

Coua cristata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Coua cristata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Crested coua (Coua cristata) is a medium-sized cuckoo endemic to Madagascar, with no brood parasitism.

Coua caerulea (Linnaeus, 1766)
Cuculidae

Coua caerulea (Linnaeus, 1766)

Coua caerulea (Linnaeus, 1766)

Coua caerulea, the blue coua, is a common blue cuckoo bird found across forests in Madagascar.

Coua cursor A.Grandidier, 1867
Cuculidae

Coua cursor A.Grandidier, 1867

Coua cursor A.Grandidier, 1867

Coua cursor is a non-threatened terrestrial bird endemic to southern and southwestern Madagascar.

Coua gigas (Boddaert, 1783)
Cuculidae

Coua gigas (Boddaert, 1783)

Coua gigas (Boddaert, 1783)

Coua gigas, the giant coua, is a cuckoo species native to western and southern Madagascar, currently listed as least concern by the IUCN.

Coua ruficeps olivaceiceps (Sharpe, 1873)
Cuculidae

Coua ruficeps olivaceiceps (Sharpe, 1873)

Coua ruficeps olivaceiceps (Sharpe, 1873)

Red-capped coua (Coua ruficeps) is a cuckoo endemic to northwest Madagascar; its former subspecies olive-capped coua is now a full species.

Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (Horsfield, 1821)
Cuculidae

Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (Horsfield, 1821)

Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (Horsfield, 1821)

Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus, the violet cuckoo, is an Asian cuckoo with distinct plumage for each sex and age class.

Chrysococcyx maculatus (Gmelin, 1788)
Cuculidae

Chrysococcyx maculatus (Gmelin, 1788)

Chrysococcyx maculatus (Gmelin, 1788)

Chrysococcyx maculatus, the Asian emerald cuckoo, is a small brood parasitic cuckoo found across South and East Asia.

Chrysococcyx klaas (Stephens, 1815)
Cuculidae

Chrysococcyx klaas (Stephens, 1815)

Chrysococcyx klaas (Stephens, 1815)

Klaas's cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas) is a small, sexually dimorphic cuckoo found across most of sub-Saharan Africa.

Chrysococcyx cupreus (Shaw, 1792)
Cuculidae

Chrysococcyx cupreus (Shaw, 1792)

Chrysococcyx cupreus (Shaw, 1792)

Chrysococcyx cupreus, the African emerald cuckoo, is a sexually dimorphic cuckoo found across most of sub-Saharan Africa.

Chrysococcyx caprius (Boddaert, 1783)
Cuculidae

Chrysococcyx caprius (Boddaert, 1783)

Chrysococcyx caprius (Boddaert, 1783)

The diederik cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius) is a small migratory cuckoo native to Sub-Saharan Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula.

Piaya cayana (Linnaeus, 1766)
Cuculidae

Piaya cayana (Linnaeus, 1766)

Piaya cayana (Linnaeus, 1766)

Piaya cayana, the squirrel cuckoo, is a large long-tailed Neotropical cuckoo common across most of its range.

Piaya melanogaster (Vieillot, 1817)
Cuculidae

Piaya melanogaster (Vieillot, 1817)

Piaya melanogaster (Vieillot, 1817)

Piaya melanogaster, the black-bellied cuckoo, is an Amazonian resident cuckoo with little-studied reproduction.

Clamator glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cuculidae

Clamator glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Clamator glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Clamator glandarius, the great spotted cuckoo, is a brood parasitic bird with distinct plumage and specific habitat preferences.

Clamator coromandus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Cuculidae

Clamator coromandus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Clamator coromandus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Clamator coromandus is a crested cuckoo distributed across the Himalayas and Southeast Asia, with partially migratory populations.

Clamator jacobinus (Boddaert, 1783)
Cuculidae

Clamator jacobinus (Boddaert, 1783)

Clamator jacobinus (Boddaert, 1783)

Clamator jacobinus, the Jacobin cuckoo, is a medium-sized brood parasitic crested cuckoo found across parts of Africa and South Asia.

Clamator levaillantii (Swainson, 1829)
Cuculidae

Clamator levaillantii (Swainson, 1829)

Clamator levaillantii (Swainson, 1829)

Clamator levaillantii, Levaillant's cuckoo, is a 37.5 cm long cuckoo with two colour morphs and distinctive calls.

Cacomantis sonneratii (Latham, 1790)
Cuculidae

Cacomantis sonneratii (Latham, 1790)

Cacomantis sonneratii (Latham, 1790)

Cacomantis sonneratii is a 22 cm brood-parasitic cuckoo that feeds primarily on insects.

Cacomantis variolosus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Cuculidae

Cacomantis variolosus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

Cacomantis variolosus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

Cacomantis variolosus, the Sahul brush cuckoo, is a polymorphic brood parasitic cuckoo found across Australia, Southeast Asia and Melanesia.

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