Cuckoos, Roadrunners 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 LC
- Oriental Cuckoo, Cuculus optatus (C) LC
- Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus LC
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus LC
- Mangrove Cuckoo, Coccyzus minor LC
- Greater Roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus LC
- Smooth-billed Ani, Crotophaga ani LC
- Groove-billed Ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris LC
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Canada And The United States