Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Cuckoos (Cuculidae) · Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
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In quizzes, players most often confuse Yellow-billed Cuckoo with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius | 12 |
| Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus | 3 |
| Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus | 3 |
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | 2 |
| Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris | 2 |
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.