Cuckoos
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. There are 138 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Tasmania, all of which are parasitic.
- Pallid Cuckoo, Cacomantis pallidus
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx basalis
- Shining Bronze-Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx lucidus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Tasmania
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