List of Birds of Great Britain - Cuckoos

Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes. Family: Cuculidae

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 in Britain.

Common name Binomial Status
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius A rare vagrant
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus A breeding summer visitor
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus A rare vagrant
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus A rare vagrant

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