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Groove-billed Ani

Animals; Birds

The Groove-billed Ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris, is an odd-looking tropical bird in the cuckoo family with a long tail and a large, curved beak. It is a resident species throughout most of its range, ...

Greater Roadrunner

Animals; Birds

The Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. The breeding habitat is desert and shrubby country in the southwestern United States and ...

Senegal Coucal

Animals; Birds

The Senegal Coucal, Centropus senegalensis, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds. It is a widespread species through Africa, except the northwest and into south Arabia.

Common Cuckoo

Animals; Birds

The Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) (formerly European Cuckoo) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. This species is a widespread summer migrant to Europe and Asia, and winters ...

Himalayan Cuckoo

Animals; Birds

The Himalayan Cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus) is a species of cuckoo in the genus Cuculus. It breeds from the Himalayas eastward to southern China and Taiwan.

Indian Cuckoo

Animals; Birds

The Indian Cuckoo, Cuculus micropterus, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, that is found in Asia from Pakistan and India, Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and north to China and ...

Common Hawk Cuckoo

Animals; Birds

The Common Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius), popularly known as the Brainfever bird, is a medium sized cuckoo resident in South Asia.

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