Colors and Biogeographic Realms

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Classification - Identification

The classification, common names and scientific names are based on 'Taxonomy in Flux (TiF)' by John H. Boyd III.

The identification of subspecies is based on location only in most of cases, and is therefore unreliable, inconsistent or even meaningless. It is added for fun only.

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Our Policies

  • Our collections basically comprise photographs of the living creatures we have actually encountered by chance.
  • We don't use any bait, scent, artificial roost, audio devices or other unfair method to lure birds or animals except for some rare cases marked with relevant icons (We often talk / whistle to them with our own organs though).
  • Our collections include photos of domesticated animals freely walking, wandering or reposing at the time of our encounter. Animals in captivity are marked with the chain icon.
  • Similarly, you will only find plants and fungi growing wild. Rare exceptions include farm products like finger millet or rape flowers.

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CUCULIFORMES

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Covering : Cuculidae

FEATURED PHOTOS

Photos featured on the blog - Click each thumbnail to see the relevant blog entry.

Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo
Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo #2 (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Hierococcyx hyperythrus). Photo : 08/2020, Nagano, Japan.
Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo
Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Hierococcyx hyperythrus). Photo : 06/2007, Kyoto, Japan.
Greater Coucal
Greater Coucal (Cuculidae - Centropodinae. Centropus sinensis). Photo : 07/2011, Anamaduwa, Sri Lanka.
Oriental Cuckoo
Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Cuculus optatus). Photo : 08/2012, Gobi, Mongolia.
Asian Koel
Asian Koel (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Eudynamys scolopaceus). Photo : 08/2011, Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka.

PHOTOGRAPHS

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    Lesser Cuckoo [1] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Cuculus poliocephalus). Photo : 05/2002, Nagano, Japan.
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    Chestnut-Breasted Malkoha [1] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Phaenicophaeus curvirostris). Photo : 08/2002, Taman Negara, Malaysia.
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    Chestnut-Breasted Malkoha [2] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Phaenicophaeus curvirostris). Photo : 08/2002, Taman Negara, Malaysia.
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    Little Bronze-Cuckoo [1] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Chrysococcyx minutillus). Photo : 08/2003, Kakadu, Australia.
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    Little Bronze-Cuckoo [2] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Chrysococcyx minutillus). Photo : 08/2003, Kakadu, Australia.
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    Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Cacomantis flabelliformis). Photo : 09/2003, Cape Naturaliste, Austalia.
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    Common Cuckoo [1] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Cuculus canorus). Photo : 06/2004, Niigata, Japan.
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    Squirrel Cuckoo [1] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Piaya cayana mehieri). Photo : 08/2004, Brownsberg, Suriname.
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    Squirrel Cuckoo [2] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Piaya cayana mehieri). Photo : 08/2004, Brownsberg, Suriname.
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    Squirrel Cuckoo [3] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Piaya cayana mehieri). Photo : 08/2004, Brownsberg, Suriname.
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    Smooth-billed Ani [1] (Cuculidae - Crotophaginae. Crotophaga ani). Photo : 08/2004, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Greater Ani [1] (Cuculidae - Crotophaginae . Crotophaga major). Photo : 08/2004, Weg Nar See, Suriname.
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    Little Cuckoo [1] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Coccycua minuta). Photo : 08/2004, Peperpot, Suriname.
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    Squirrel Cuckoo [4] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Piaya cayana mehieri). Photo : 08/2004, Folzberg, Suriname.
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    Squirrel Cuckoo [5] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Piaya cayana mehieri). Photo : 08/2004, Folzberg, Suriname.
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    Senegal Coucal (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Centropus senegalensis). Photo : 08/2005, Rundu, Namibia.
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    Common Cuckoo [2] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Cuculus canorus). Photo : 05/2006, Kumamoto, Japan.
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    Red-billed Malkoha [1] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Zanclostomus javanicus). Photo : 09/2006, Khao Pra-Ban Kram WS, Thailand.
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    Red-billed Malkoha [2] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Zanclostomus javanicus). Photo : 09/2006, Khao Pra-Ban Kram WS, Thailand.
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    Little Bronze-Cuckoo [3] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Chrysococcyx minutillus). Photo : 09/2006, Hat Chao Mai NP., Thailand.
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    Green-billed Malkoha [1] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Phaenicophaeus tristis). Photo : 09/2006, Hat Chao Mai NP., Thailand.
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    Green-billed Malkoha [2] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Phaenicophaeus tristis). Photo : 09/2006, Hat Chao Mai NP., Thailand.
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    Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo [1] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Hierococcyx hyperythrus). Photo : 06/2007, Kyoto, Japan.
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    Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo [2] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Hierococcyx hyperythrus). Photo : 06/2007, Kyoto, Japan.
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    Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo [3] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Hierococcyx hyperythrus). Photo : 06/2007, Kyoto, Japan.
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    *Blue Malkoha (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Ceuthmochares aereus). Photo : 08/2007, Port Gentil, Gabon.
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    Greater Roadrunner [1] (Cuculidae - Neomorphinae . Geococyx californianus). Photo : 08/2007, Saguaro NP., AZ, USA.
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    Greater Roadrunner [2] (Cuculidae - Neomorphinae . Geococyx californianus). Photo : 08/2007, Saguaro NP., AZ, USA.
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    Greater Roadrunner [3] (Cuculidae - Neomorphinae . Geococyx californianus). Photo : 08/2007, Saguaro NP., AZ, USA.
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    Greater Roadrunner [4] (Cuculidae - Neomorphinae . Geococyx californianus). Photo : 08/2007, AZ, Pearce, USA.
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    Greater Roadrunner [5] (Cuculidae - Neomorphinae . Geococyx californianus). Photo : 08/2007, Pearce, AZ, USA.
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    Greater Roadrunner [6] (Cuculidae - Neomorphinae . Geococyx californianus). Photo : 08/2007, Pearce, AZ, USA.
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    Greater Roadrunner [7] (Cuculidae - Neomorphinae . Geococyx californianus). Photo : 08/2007, Portal, AZ, USA.
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    Greater Roadrunner [8] (Cuculidae - Neomorphinae . Geococyx californianus). Photo : 08/2007, Portal, AZ, USA.
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    Green-billed Malkoha [3] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Phaenicophaeus tristis). Photo : 08/2009, Cát Tiên NP., Vietnam.
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    Green-billed Malkoha [4] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Phaenicophaeus tristis). Photo : 08/2009, Cát Tiên NP., Vietnam.
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    Greater Coucal [1] (Cuculidae - Centropodinae. Centropus sinensis). Photo : 08/2009, Cát Tiên NP., Vietnam.
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    Green-billed Malkoha [5] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Phaenicophaeus tristis). Photo : 08/2009, Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng, Vietnam.
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    Asian Koel [1] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Eudynamys scolopacea). Photo : 09/2009, Huế, VIetnam.
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    Asian Koel [2] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Eudynamys scolopacea). Photo : 09/2009, Huế, VIetnam.
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    Green-billed Malkoha [6] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Phaenicophaeus tristis). Photo : 08/2009, Huế, Vietnam.
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    Green-billed Malkoha [7] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Phaenicophaeus tristis). Photo : 08/2009, Huế, Vietnam.
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    Lesser Cuckoo [2] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Cuculus poliocephalus). Photo : 06/2010, Yamanashi, Japan.
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    Common Cuckoo [3] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Cuculus canorus). Photo : 06/2011, Ehime, Japan.
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    Lesser Cuckoo [3] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Cuculus poliocephalus). Photo : 07/2011, Yamanashi, Japan.
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    Asian Koel [3] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Eudynamys scolopacea). Photo : 07/2011, Anamaduwa, Sri Lanka.
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    Blue-faced Malkoha (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Phaenicophaeus viridirostris). Photo : 07/2011, Anamaduwa, Sri Lanka.
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    Greater Coucal [2] (Cuculidae - Centropodinae. Centropus sinensis). Photo : 07/2011, Anamaduwa, Sri Lanka.
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    Red-faced Malkoha (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus). Photo : 07/2011, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka.
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    Oriental Cuckoo [1] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Cuculus optatus). Photo : 08/2012, Gobi, Mongolia.
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    Lesser Cuckoo [4] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Cuculus poliocephalus). Photo : 06/2014, Nagano, Japan.
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    Oriental Cuckoo [2] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Cuculus optatus). Photo : 05/2016, Nagano, Japan..
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    Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo [4] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Hierococcyx hyperythrus). Photo : 09/2016, Nagano, Japan.
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    Unidentified Cuckoo (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Cuculus sp.). Photo : 09/2016, Haba, Yunnan, China.
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    Squirrel Cuckoo [6] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Piaya cayana mehieri). Photo : 08/2017, Phaedra, Suriname.
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    Squirrel Cuckoo [7] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Piaya cayana mehieri). Photo : 08/2017, Phaedra, Suriname.
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    Smooth-billed Ani [2] (Cuculidae - Crotophaginae. Crotophaga ani). Photo : 08/2017, Brownsweg, Suriname.
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    Smooth-billed Ani [3] (Cuculidae - Crotophaginae. Crotophaga ani). Photo : 08/2017, Fredberg, Suriname.
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    Smooth-billed Ani [4] (Cuculidae - Crotophaginae. Crotophaga ani). Photo : 08/2017, Fredberg, Suriname.
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    Smooth-billed Ani [5] (Cuculidae - Crotophaginae. Crotophaga ani). Photo : 08/2017, Fredberg, Suriname.
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    Greater Ani [2] (Cuculidae - Crotophaginae. Crotophaga major). Photo : 08/2017, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Greater Ani [3] (Cuculidae - Crotophaginae. Crotophaga major). Photo : 08/2017, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Smooth-billed Ani [6] (Cuculidae - Crotophaginae. Crotophaga ani). Photo : 08/2017, Arapahu, Suriname.
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    Greater Ani [4] (Cuculidae - Crotophaginae. Crotophaga major). Photo : 09/2017, Peperpot, Suriname.
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    Little Cuckoo [2] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Coccycua minuta). Photo : 08/2017, Peperpot, Suriname.
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    Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo [5] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Hierococcyx hyperythrus). Photo : 08/2018, Nagano, Japan.
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    Lesser Cuckoo [5] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Cuculus poliocephalus). Photo : 08/2020, Nagano, Japan.
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    Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo [6] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Hierococcyx hyperythrus). Photo : 08/2020, Nagano, Japan.
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    Lesser Cuckoo [6] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Cuculus poliocephalus). Photo : 05/2021, Nagano, Japan.
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    Common Cuckoo [4] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Cuculus canorus). Photo : 05/2022, Nagano, Japan.
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    Oriental Cuckoo [3] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Cuculus optatus). Photo : 05/2022, Nagano, Japan..
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    Common Cuckoo [5] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Cuculus canorus). Photo : 05/2022, Nagano, Japan.
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    Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo [7] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Hierococcyx hyperythrus). Photo : 09/2022, Nagano, Japan.
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    Common Cuckoo [5] (Cuculidae - Cuculinae. Cuculus canorus). Photo : 06/2023, Saloma Lake, Hokkaido, Japan.

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