Cuckoos
Order: Cuculiformes. Family: Cuculidae
Birds of variable size with slender bodies and long tails. Some species are known for laying their eggs in the nests of other birds. There are about 141 species worldwide, 4 in Britain.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius | A rare vagrant |
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | A breeding summer visitor |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus erythropthalmus | A rare vagrant |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | A rare vagrant |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Great Britain
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Poor robin-redbreast tunes his note;
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Cuckoo—to welcome in the spring!
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