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How many cuckoos have you seen? (1 Viewer)

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Seen and in the life list: 21. If I included HO, it would be around 23 or 25:
  • Greater Ani
  • Smooth-billed Ani
  • Groove-billed Ani
  • Striped Cuckoo
  • Greater Roadrunner
  • Rufous-winged Ground-Cuckoo
  • White-browed Coucal
  • Great Spotted Cuckoo
  • Pied Cuckoo
  • Little Cuckoo
  • Squirrel Cuckoo
  • Dark-billed Cuckoo
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo
  • Mangrove Cuckoo
  • Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo
  • Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo
  • Dideric Cuckoo
  • Klaas's Cuckoo
  • African Emerald Cuckoo
  • Black Cuckoo
  • Red-chested Cuckoo
 
99 (out of 145 in Clements.). All seen. Including three Ground-Cuckoos (in three continents.)
And yes, Mangrove Cuckoo seven times, three in Florida, four in various Middle American countries.

Daan Sandee
Peabody, MA
 
I'm on 30 species. Some good ones in the mix, probably the highlight being Rufous-vented Ground Cuckoo, which we mist-netted and ringed almost 10 years ago in southern Peru!

Smooth-billed Ani
Groove-billed Ani
Rufous-vented Ground Cuckoo
Senegal Coucal
Greater Coucal
Malagasy Coucal
Lesser Coucal
Crested Coua
Olive-capped Coua
Running Coua
Giant Coua
Raffles's Malkoha
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
Green-billed Malkoha
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Jacobin Cuckoo
Little Cuckoo
Squirrel Cuckoo
Black-bellied Cuckoo
Dark-billed Cuckoo
Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo
Asian Koel
Diederik Cuckoo
Plaintive Cuckoo
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo
Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Indian Cuckoo
Madagascar Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo
 

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I'm level pegging with Will, but without the quality...

Smooth-billed Ani
Grove-billed Ani
Green-billed Coucal
Senegal Coucal
Blue-headed Coucal
White-browed Coucal
Greater Coucal
Philippine Coucal
Lesser Coucal
Raffles's Malkoha
Blue Malkoha
Sirkeer Malkoha
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
Black-bellied Malkoha
Green-billed Malkoha
Jacobin Cuckoo
Squirrel Cuckoo
Asian Koel
Violet Cuckoo
Diederik Cuckoo
African Emerald Cuckoo
Plaintive Cuckoo
Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Dusky long-tailed Cuckoo
Philippine Drongo-cuckoo
Common hawk-cuckoo
Philippine hawk-cuckoo
Black cuckoo
Red-chested cuckoo
Indian Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo
 
1 Greater Ani
2 Smooth-billed Ani
3 Groove-billed Ani
4 Greater Roadrunner
5 Rufous Coucal
6 Blue-headed Coucal
7 Greater Coucal
8 Philippine Coucal
9 Lesser Coucal
10 Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
11 Chestnut-bellied Malkoha
12 Blue-faced Malkoha
13 Green-billed Malkoha
14 Rough-crested Malkoha
15 Scale-feathered Malkoha
16 Jacobin Cuckoo
17 Little Cuckoo
18 Squirrel Cuckoo
19 Asian Koel
20 Asian Emerald Cuckoo
21 Klaas's Cuckoo
22 Shining Bronze Cuckoo
23 Pallid Cuckoo
24 Fan-tailed Cuckoo
25 Banded Bay Cuckoo
26 Plaintive Cuckoo
27 Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
28 Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo
29 Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
30 Common Hawk-Cuckoo
31 Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo
32 Common Cuckoo
 
Georgebirds said:
I thought this question was going to be about how many you've seen compared to how many you've heard, with the common cuckoo being one that every UK nature lover listens out for each spring, but relatively few of us actually set eyes on! My rather sad little total is three individual birds in my whole life - the first as a small child when my grandad pointed it out to me, the second around 15 years ago, and the third just this past sunday!
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I think I should write that I rarely see a bird species more often, cos within days of typing this out I was spending some quality time watching cuckoos calling and zooming around tree to tree and back and forth over a river, at a local spot for me. Been there dozens of times and only ever heard them, but this time plenty of sightings and some beautiful views of these very beautiful birds, chuffed!
 

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Surprised to have 25 thought it would be less.

1. Greater Ani
2. Smooth-billed ANi
3. Groove-billed Ani
4. Lesser Roadrunner
5. Green-billed Coucal
6. White-browed Coucal
7. Greater Coucal
8. Red-faced Malkoha
9. Blue-faced Malkoha
10. Great Spotted Cuckoo
11. Levaillaints Cuckoo
12. Pied Cuckoo
13. Squirrel Cuckoo
14. Yellow-billed Cuckoo
15. Mangrove Cuckoo
16. Cuban Lizard Cuckoo
17. Asian koel
18. Dideric Cuckoo
19. Klaas´Cuckoo
20. Plaintive Cuckoo
21. Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
22. Black Cuckoo
23. Red-chested Cuckoo
24. African Cuckoo
25. Common Cuckoo
 
Jacana said:
I'm on 30 species. Some good ones in the mix, probably the highlight being Rufous-vented Ground Cuckoo, which we mist-netted and ringed almost 10 years ago in southern Peru!
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That's a good contender for the most amazing picture ever posted to this forum :)
 
Jacana said:
I'm on 30 species. Some good ones in the mix, probably the highlight being Rufous-vented Ground Cuckoo, which we mist-netted and ringed almost 10 years ago in southern Peru!

Smooth-billed Ani
Groove-billed Ani
Rufous-vented Ground Cuckoo
Senegal Coucal
Greater Coucal
Malagasy Coucal
Lesser Coucal
Crested Coua
Olive-capped Coua
Running Coua
Giant Coua
Raffles's Malkoha
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
Green-billed Malkoha
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Jacobin Cuckoo
Little Cuckoo
Squirrel Cuckoo
Black-bellied Cuckoo
Dark-billed Cuckoo
Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo
Asian Koel
Diederik Cuckoo
Plaintive Cuckoo
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo
Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Indian Cuckoo
Madagascar Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo
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What an absolutely incredible photo!

I'm just on 9, hoping to add a fair few with a very long South America trip this year

Smooth-billed Ani
Groove-billed Ani
Senegal Coucal
Coppery-tailed Coucal
White-browed Coucal
Greater Coucal
Sirkeer Malkoha
Squirrel Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo
 
18
Guira Cuckoo
Greater Ani
Smooth-billed Ani
Grove-billed Ani
Greater Coucal
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Squirrel Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo
Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo
Asian Koel
Diederik Cuckoo
Klaas's Cuckoo
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Common Hawk Cuckoo
Red-chested Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo
 
Mysticete said:
I don't think we have done THIS list before, or at least a lazy search didn't reveal any.

Anyway, how many members of the order Cuculiformes (Cuckoos, Coucals, Couas, Anis, and Roadrunners) have you seen?

My list is pretty modest (10 species), since a lot of my birding has been in areas with more limited diversity of cuckoos.

Smooth-billed Ani
Greater Ani
Groove-billed Ani
Greater Roadrunner
Striped Cuckoo
Little Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Mangrove Cuckoo
Squirrel Cuckoo (including future potential splits Choco and Middle American)

I've also heard Oriental and Common, but they are not on the "main" list until I see them.
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I’m envious of your Squirrel Cuckoo! I was looking all over for one in the Yucatán, but as our guide said— it’s hard to go looking for cuckoos, they just kind of happen to you…

For me, a modest 7:
-Yellow-billed Cuckoo
-Black Billed Cuckoo
-Mangrove Cuckoo
-Great Spotted Cuckoo
-Greater Roadrunner
-Groove-billed Ani
-Common Cuckoo
 

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