List of Birds of The Democratic Republic of The Congo - 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. There are 138 species worldwide and 25 species which occur in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

  • Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
  • Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii
  • Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
  • Thick-billed Cuckoo Pachycoccyx audeberti
  • Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
  • Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus
  • Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
  • African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
  • Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
  • Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii
  • Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi
  • Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx olivinus
  • Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx montanus
  • Yellow-throated Cuckoo Chrysococcyx flavigularis
  • Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
  • African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
  • Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
  • Yellowbill Ceuthmochares aereus
  • Black Coucal Centropus grillii
  • Black-throated Coucal Centropus leucogaster
  • Gabon Coucal Centropus anselli
  • Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus
  • Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus
  • Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis
  • White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus

Read more about this topic:  List Of Birds Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo

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