Ornithology/Cuculiformes

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Birds in Cuculiformes are generally medium-sized and slender, with a cosmopolitan but mainly tropical distribution.

Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis (Cuculidae)

Black-billed Cuckoo
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Species Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Habitat Forests (typically deciduous or mixed) or wetlands
Diet Insects (especially tent caterpillars), snails, berries
Call Link
Conservation
Status iucn3.1 LC.svg
Least concern
Greater Roadrunner
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Species Geococcyx californianus
Habitat Scrubland in the southwest US and northern Mexico
Diet Insects and other arthropods, small reptiles
Conservation
Status iucn3.1 LC.svg
Least concern