Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Cuckoos (Cuculidae) · Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
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In quizzes, players most often confuse Great Spotted Cuckoo with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus | 12 |
| Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus | 6 |
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | 5 |
| Great Bustard Otis tarda | 4 |
| European Serin Serinus serinus | 3 |
Family
Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae ( kew-KEW-lih-dee) family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes ( kew-KEW-lih-for-meez). The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals, and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separated as distinct families, the Centropodidae and Crotophagidae, respectively.
Order
Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae ( kew-KEW-lih-dee) family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes ( kew-KEW-lih-for-meez). The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals, and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separated as distinct families, the Centropodidae and Crotophagidae, respectively.