List of Birds of Greenland - Cuckoos and Anis

Cuckoos 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.

  • Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus (A)
  • Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus (A)
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus (A)

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