List of Birds of The Netherlands Antilles - 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.

  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
  • Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
  • Gray-capped Cuckoo Coccyzus lansbergi
  • Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani (A)
  • Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
  • Guira Cuckoo Guira guira

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