Common cuckoo Common cuckoo The common cuckoo ("Cuculus canorus") is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, "Cuculiformes", which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals. This species is a widespread summer migrant to Europe and Asia, and winters in Africa. It is a brood parasite, which means it lays eggs in the nests of other bird species, particularly of dunnocks, meadow pipits, and reed warblers. Although its eggs are larger than those of its hosts, the eggs in each type of host nest resemble the host's eggs. The adult too is a mimic, in its case of the sparrowhawk;
Rufous-winged ground cuckoo is estimated to be trending downward. It is expected to decline less than 25% over the next 13 years. It is a restless and solitary bird that spends a majority of its time running along the ground. Rufous-winged ground cuckoo The rufous-winged ground cuckoo ("Neomorphus rufipennis") is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in humid primary forests in northern Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela, and Colombia. At in length, it is the largest South American cuckoo together with the other members of the genus "Neomorphus". It was named in 1849. The adults are about in length. They