List of Birds of Connecticut - Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis

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. In Connecticut, two species have been recorded.

  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus
  • Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus

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