Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Cuckoos (Cuculidae) · Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
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In quizzes, players most often confuse Common Cuckoo with these birds—either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus | 62 |
| Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius | 26 |
| Common Swift Apus apus | 22 |
| Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto | 9 |
| Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus | 9 |
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.