#cuculiformes

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[2904/11080] Dark-billed cuckoo - Coccyzus melacoryphus

Order: Cuculiformes (cuckoos) Family: Cuculidae

Photo credit: Ricardo Rojas Arguedas via Macaulay Library

[herpsandbirds]

Bornean Ground-Cuckoos (Carpococcyx radiceus), family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes, Sabah, Borneo

photograph by Clement Lee

[snototter]

A greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) does a great run across a road in the USA

by Wendy Miller

[awkwardbirdsdaily]

Day 13 of January extinct birds - the Delalande's coua

Couas are terrestrial, non-parasitic cuckoos that are endemic to Madagascar. This coua might have been only on the island of Sainte-Marie to the east of Madagascar, though there are claims they were on the mainland too. There have been no confirmed reports since 1834, but things are a little vague.

[birdblues]

Greater Roadrunner

[taxonomytournament]

Taxonomy Tournament: Birds

Strisores. This clade is made up of various small birds, such as swifts, hummingbirds, and nightjars.

Cuculiformes. This order is made up of cukoos, including roadrunners.

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Most parents in the animal kingdom provide the only care to their young, if they provide any at all. The greater ani is a remarkable exception. Nests are communal, shared by two to five pairs, and the eggs are all cared for collectively. Hatched chicks are free to leave after only 5 days, but will be fed for several weeks if they choose to stay longer-- another unusual trait, as most mothers encourage independence as soon as possible.

(Image: A greater ani (Crotophaga major) by Luke Carrabia)

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[proton-wobbler]

Loser's Bracket: Round 2, Poll 2

Sources: Roadrunner (Luke Seitz); Blue Nuthatch (Neoh Hor Kee); Treeswift (Frédéric PELSY); Beautiful Nuthatch (Arpit Bansal)

[birds-that-screm]

Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis)

© Ged Tranter

[birds-in-posts]

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Striped cuckoo (Tapera naevia)

[birding-with-tortoise]

Common Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)

Sighted at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

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[2229/11080] Chestnut-bellied malkoha - Phaenicophaeus sumatranus

Order: Cuculiformes (cuckoos) Family: Cuculidae

Photo credit: Boon Chong Chen via Macaulay Library

[herpsandbirds]

African Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus), family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes, found in much of Sub-Saharan Africa

photograph by Sharp Photography

[snototter]

Guira cuckoos (Guira guira) in Brazil's Pantanal

by Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith

[aesthetic-birds]

Crested Coua (Coua cristata)

© Lindy Fung

[birdblues]

Common Cuckoo