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Cuculiformes

Bird Orders

Cuculiformes is the bird order of cuckoos and roadrunners, comprising a single family, Cuculidae, with about 150 species in 33 genera, including the common cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals and anis. Together with the turacos and the bustards, Cuculiformes forms the larger grouping Otidimorphae.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Member Count Band
100 to 1000 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Paleogene 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Cuculiformes
Filter Results6 entries

African emerald cuckoo

Cuculiformes

Black-billed cuckoo

Cuculiformes

Mangrove cuckoo

Cuculiformes

Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo

Cuculiformes

Red-billed malkoha

Cuculiformes

Thick-billed cuckoo

Cuculiformes
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

African emerald cuckoo, Species
Source African emerald cuckoo (Wikidata)
Black-billed cuckoo, Species
Source Black-billed cuckoo (Wikidata)
Mangrove cuckoo, Species
Source Mangrove cuckoo (Wikidata)
Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo, Species
Source Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo (Wikidata)
Red-billed malkoha, Species
Source Red-billed malkoha (Wikidata)
Thick-billed cuckoo, Species
Source Thick-billed cuckoo (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brazil

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ183364, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Cuckoo
  • Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
  • In Group: Other Landbird Orders, Lead section
    Cuckoos and Roadrunners are birds in the family Cuculidae, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes.
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3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Cuculiformes
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 154
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Cuculiformes
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Cuculiformes" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 56 ... "early_interval": "Ypresian"
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Wikidata: Cuculiformes
Wikidata Q26381, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Red-billed malkoha (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Red-billed malkoha, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Black-billed cuckoo (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Black-billed cuckoo, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Mangrove cuckoo (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Mangrove cuckoo, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
African emerald cuckoo (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: African emerald cuckoo, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Thick-billed cuckoo (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Thick-billed cuckoo, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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