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. There are 3 New Jersey species.
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
- Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of New Jersey