Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis
Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae
The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. Unlike the cuckoo species of the Old World, North American cuckoos are not brood parasites (see Common Grackle). There are 138 species world wide, and 8 North American species.
- ( * SW) Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyus americanus
- (SW) Greater Roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus
Read more about this topic: List Of Arizona-SW Birds (Yuma County, Arizona)