Mangrove Cuckoo
Coccyzus minor
Cuckoos (Cuculidae) · Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Mangrove Cuckoo with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus | 2 |
| Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus | 2 |
| Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni | 1 |
| Garganey Spatula querquedula | 1 |
| Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris | 1 |
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.