List of birds of North America (Cuculiformes)

Main article: List of birds of North America

Cuckoos, roadrunners and anis

Black-billed cuckoo

Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae

The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs.

Bay-breasted cuckoo, Coccyzus rufigularis EN
Black-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus LC
Chestnut-bellied cuckoo, Coccyzus pluvialis LC
Cocos cuckoo, Coccyzus ferrugineus VU
Common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus (A) LC
Dark-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus melacoryphus LC
Dwarf cuckoo, Coccycua pumila LC
Gray-capped cuckoo, Coccyzus lansbergi LC
Great lizard cuckoo, Coccyzus merlini LC
Greater ani, Crotophaga major LC
Greater roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus LC
Groove-billed ani, Crotophaga sulcirostris LC
Hispaniolan lizard cuckoo, Coccyzus longirostris LC
Lesser ground cuckoo, Morococcyx erythropygus LC
Lesser roadrunner, Geococcyx velox LC *Little cuckoo, Coccycua minuta LC
Mangrove cuckoo, Coccyzus minor LC
Oriental cuckoo, Cuculus optatus (A) LC
Pearly-breasted cuckoo, Coccyzus euleri (A) LC
Pheasant cuckoo, Dromococcyx phasianellus LC
Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo, Coccyzus vieilloti LC
Rufous-vented ground cuckoo, Neomorphus geoffroyi LC (ssp. dulcis: E)
Smooth-billed ani, Crotophaga ani LC
Squirrel cuckoo, Piaya cayana LC
Striped cuckoo, Tapera naevia LC
Yellow-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus LC

List of birds of North America

Anseriformes	Geese, ducks, swans and screamers

Tinamiformes	Tinamous

Galliiformes	Curassows, guans, guineafowls, quails, grouse and turkeys

Procellariiformes	Albatrosses, shearwaters and petrels

Suliformes	Frigatebirds, boobies, gannets, cormorants and darters

Pelicaniformes	Pelicans, bitterns, herons, egrets, ibises and spoonbills

Accipitriformes	Vultures, ospreys, eagles and kites

Gruiformes	Rails, gallinules, coots, sungrebe, limpkin and cranes

Charadriiformes	Thick-knees, lapwings, plovers, oystercatchers, stilts, avocets, jacanas, sandpipers, pratincoles, gulls, terns, skimmers, skuas, auks, murres and puffins

Falconiformes	Caracaras and falcons

Columbiformes	Pigeons and doves

Psittaciformes	Lorikeets, parakeets, macaws and parrots

Cuculiformes	Cuckoos, roadrunners and anis

Strigiformes	Owls

Caprimulgiformes	Nightjars, potoos and oilbird

Apodiformes	Swifts and hummingbirds

Coraciiformes	Todies, motmots and kingfishers

Piciformes	Puffbirds, jacamars, barbets, toucans, woodpeckers, sapsuckers and flickers

Passeriformes	Sapayoa, ovenbirds, antbirds, antpittas, tapaculos, flycatchers, tityras, cotingas, manakins, shrikes, vireos, jays, crows, magpies, ravens, larks, swallows, martins, chickadees, titmice, tits, nuthatches, treecreepers, wrens, gnatcatchers, dippers, bulbuls, kinglets, warblers, thrushes, mockingbirds, thrashers, starlings, mynas, accentors, wagtails, pipits, waxwings, longspurs, bananaquit, tanagers, saltators, sparrows, towhees, juncos, cardinals, grosbeaks, blackbirds, meadowlarks, cowbirds, grackles, orioles, finches, weavers and whydahs

Other orders	Loons, grebes, flamingos, penguins, tropicbirds, storks, sunbittern, trogons and hoopoes

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