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Cuckoos belong to the family
Cuculidae
. The living genus and some of the species belonging to this family are listed.
Subfamily
Cuculinae
– Brood-parasitic cuckoos
Genus
Clamator
(4 species)
Genus
Pachycoccyx
–
Thick-billed Cuckoo
Genus
Cuculus
– typical cuckoos (some 15 species)
Genus
Cercococcyx
– long-tailed cuckoos (3 species)
Genus
Cacomantis
(8 species)
Genus
Chrysococcyx
– bronze cuckoos (12 species)
Shining Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus
Diederik cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Genus
Rhamphomantis
–
Long-billed Cuckoo
Genus
Surniculus
– drongo-cuckoos (2 species)
Genus
Caliechthrus
–
White-crowned Koel
Genus
Microdynamis
–
Dwarf Koel
Genus
Eudynamys
– typical koels (2–5 species, one prehistoric)
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Genus
Scythrops
–
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Subfamily
Phaenicophaeinae
– Malkohas and couas
Genus
Ceuthmochares
–
Yellowbill
Genus
Phaenicophaeus
– malkohas (12 species)
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
Genus
Carpococcyx
– Asian ground-cuckoos (3 species)
Renauld's Ground Cuckoo
Caprococcyx renaldi
Genus
Coua
– couas (9 living species, 1 recently
extinct
)
Subfamily
Coccyzinae
– American cuckoos
Genus
Coccyzus
– includes
Saurothera
and
Hyetornis
(13 species)
Mangrove Cuckoo
Coccyzus minor
Genus
Coccycua
– formerly in
Coccyzus
and
Piaya
, includes
Micrococcyx
(3 species)
Genus
Piaya
(2 species)
Subfamily
Neomorphinae
– New World ground cuckoos
Genus
Tapera
–
Striped Cuckoo
Striped Cuckoo
Tapea naevia
Genus
Dromococcyx
(2 species)
Genus
Morococcyx
–
Lesser Ground Cuckoo
Genus
Geococcyx
– roadrunners (2 species)
Genus
Neomorphus
– Neotropical ground-cuckoos (5 species)
Subfamily
Centropodinae
– Coucals
Genus
Centropus
(some 30 species)
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
Subfamily
Crotophaginae
– Anis
Genus
Crotophaga
– true anis (3 species)
Genus
Guira
Gira Cuckoo
Guira guira