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Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae Link : cuckoos

Birds of variable size with slender bodies and long tails. Some species are known for laying their eggs in the nests of other birds. There are about 141 species worldwide, 4 are found in Britain.

Bird	Latin	Lists	Links	Notes
Cuckoo (Common)	Cuculus canorus	A	Common Cuckoo RSPB
Great Spotted Cuckoo	Clamator glandarius	A	Great Spotted Cuckoo	Rare
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	A	Black-billed Cuckoo	Rare
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	A	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Rare

By: Keith Park	Section: Wildlife	Key:
Page Ref: cuckoos	Topic: Birds	Last Updated: 03/2010

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