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Cuculiformes
Cuckoos

families species
name latin name german name english name species in collection
Cuculidae
Kuckucke 		Kuckucke Cuckoos 36 36
trivial name latin name name specimens
Common or African Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus 		Cuculus canorus 13 13
Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus 		Cacomantis merulinus 1 1
Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis castaneiventris 		Cacomantis castaneiventris 1 1
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus 		Chrysococcyx cupreus 3 3
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis 		Cacomantis flabelliformis 1 1
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis 		Centropus senegalensis 3 3
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis 		Centropus sinensis 3 3
Gabon Coucal
Centropus anselli 		Centropus anselli 1 1
Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis 		Centropus bengalensis 9 9
diederik cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius 		Chrysococcyx caprius 1 1
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas 		Chrysococcyx klaas 1 1
Little Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx minutillus 		Chrysococcyx minutillus 1 1
White-browed coucal
Centropus superciliosus 		Centropus superciliosus 2 2
Sunda Coucal
Centropus nigrorufus 		Centropus nigrorufus 1 1
Short-toed Coucal
Centropus rectunguis 		Centropus rectunguis 1 1
Blue coua
Coua caerulea 		Coua caerulea 1 1
Giant Coua
Coua gigas 		Coua gigas 2 2
Crested Coua
Coua cristata 		Coua cristata 1 1
Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus 		Geococcyx californianus 3 3
Green-billed Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus tristis 		Phaenicophaeus tristis 5 5
Raffles's Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus 		Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus 1 1
Pheasant Coucal
Centropus phasianinus 		Centropus phasianinus 2 2
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus 		Eudynamys scolopaceus 6 6
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius 		Clamator glandarius 2 2
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii 		Clamator levaillantii 1 1
Pied Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus 		Clamator jacobinus 1 1
Northern Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx hyperythrus 		Hierococcyx hyperythrus 1 1
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx nisicolor 		Hierococcyx nisicolor 1 1
Large Hawk-cuckoo
Hierococcyx sparverioides 		Hierococcyx sparverioides 1 1
Coral-billed Ground-Cuckoo
Carpococcyx renauldi 		Carpococcyx renauldi 1 1
Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana 		Piaya cayana 1 1
Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira 		Guira guira 1 1

Random specimens

Common or African Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Giant Coua
Coua gigas
Crested Coua
Coua cristata
Short-toed Coucal
Centropus rectunguis
Common or African Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus