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Cuculiformes
CUCULIDAE
Cuckoos,
Anis.
Slim. Colouring modest. Beak slightly curved.
Wings
short. Tail eventually graduate. Two fingers forward and two backwards.
Nest in trees. In some species the eggs have a mesh limestone. Several
species are parasites. They feed on insects, worms, larvae, etc..
SUBFAMILIA
Cuculinae
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO:
Coccyzus americanus

Visiting summer. It inhabits the north of Argentina. until the middle of the
country, reaching the northern of Buenos Aires province .
Ilustration by Maria Gabriela
Arancio.
DARK-BILLED CUCKOO:
Coccyzus melacoryphus

Inhabits low mountains of central and
northern Argentina.


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ASH-COLORED CUCKOO: Coccycua
cinerea
Inhabits
mountains of central and northern Argentina.
      

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SQUIRREL CUCKOO:
Piaya cayana

Inhabits
yungas and jungles of northern Argentina, reaching the northern province of
Buenos Aires.

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Photographs
taken at the Reserva de la Biosfera Yabotí y Parque Nacional Iguazú, Misiones province.
SUBFAMILIA
Crotophaginae
SMOOTH-BILLED ANI: Crotophaga
ani
It inhabits forests and towns of the north to the center of our country
Photographs
taken in the Chaco National Park, Chaco province, Reconquista,
Santa Fe province and Misiones province.

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GREATER ANI: Crotophaga major
It is found throughout
the northern Argentine, arriving in the summer to the Buenos Aires
province.

Photographs
taken in Misiones province.

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GUIRA CUCKOO: Guira guira
It
inhabits forests, grasslands and rural areas.


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SUBFAMILIA
Neomorphinae
STRIPED CUCKOO: Tapera naevia
It inhabits the north of our country until the northeastern to Buenos Aires
province.
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