Cuckoos of Zihuatanejo 

FAMILY CUCULIDAE

• Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

• Chordates (Phylum Chordata

• Vertebrates (Subphylum Vertebrata)

• Birds (Class Aves)

• Cuckoos (Order Cuculiformes)

• Cuckoos (Family Cuculidae)

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Family Cuculidae comprises the cuckoos, roadrunners, anis, and coucals, a diverse family of birds found throughout tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions of the world. With approximately 150 species, cuculids occupy a wide variety of habitats including forests, scrublands, grasslands, deserts, wetlands, and agricultural landscapes. Members of this family are generally slender birds with long bodies, long tails, strong legs, and slightly curved bills.