cuckoo
The [b]cuckoos[/b] are a family, [b]Cuculidae[/b], of [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_passerine][color=#0000ff]near passerine[/color][/url] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird][color=#0000ff]birds[/color][/url]. The order [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuculiformes][color=#0000ff]Cuculiformes[/color][/url], in addition to the cuckoos, also includes the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turaco][color=#0000ff]turacos[/color][/url] (family [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turaco][color=#0000ff]Musophagidae[/color][/url], sometimes treated as a separate order, Musophagiformes). Some zoologists and taxonomists have also included the unique [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoatzin][color=#0000ff]Hoatzin[/color][/url] in the Cuculiformes, but its taxonomy remains in dispute. The cuckoo family, in addition to those species named as such, also includes the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geococcyx][color=#0000ff]roadrunners[/color][/url], [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koel][color=#0000ff]koels[/color][/url], [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malkoha][color=#0000ff]malkohas[/color][/url], [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coua][color=#0000ff]couas[/color][/url], [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coucal][color=#0000ff]coucals[/color][/url] and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_(bird)][color=#0000ff]anis[/color][/url]. The coucals and anis are sometimes separated as distinct families, the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centropodidae][color=#0000ff]Centropodidae[/color][/url] and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotophagidae][color=#0000ff]Crotophagidae[/color][/url] respectively.The cuckoos are generally medium sized slender birds. The majority are [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arboreal][color=#0000ff]arboreal[/color][/url], with a sizeable minority that are [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_animal][color=#0000ff]terrestrial[/color][/url]. The family has a [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmopolitan_distribution][color=#0000ff]cosmopolitan distribution[/color][/url], with the majority of species being tropical. The temperate species are [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_migration][color=#0000ff]migratory[/color][/url]. The cuckoos feed on insects, insect larvae and a variety of other animals, as well as fruit. Many species are [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brood_parasite][color=#0000ff]brood parasites[/color][/url], laying their eggs in the nests of other species, but the majority of species raise their own young.
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