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Cuculus canorus · Family Cuculidae

Cuculus canorus

Family Cuculidae

Order
Cuculiformes
Family
Cuculidae
GBIF occurrence records
2,080,086
Countries and territories with records
153
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About this species

This species has 2,080,086 occurrence records from 153 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from Sweden (18.4%), the Netherlands (15%), France (14.5%), Denmark (8.1%) and the United Kingdom (5.4%); together they account for 61.4% of the total. In Sweden, this species accounts for 0.38% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Cuculus canorus combines the genus name Cuculus with the species epithet canorus. The Warbla app catalog lists 11 species of the genus Cuculus; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Cuculus solitarius, Cuculus micropterus and Cuculus clamosus.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 144 species of the family Cuculidae. This species has the most records among them. Its record count is 23 times the family average (90,374). The family Cuculidae belongs to the order Cuculiformes, which has 146 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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