page_title: List of birds of Uganda
section_title: Cuckoos
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Uganda / Cuckoos
caption_attribution_description: Ceuthmochares australis English: Not a great photo, but I gather these are tough to photograph (it is the only photo of this species on Flickr at this time). Sinclair et al. 2002 Birds of Southern Africa shows this as a Green Malkoha or Green Coucal. Clements shows it as Yellowbill. Photographed at the Phongola Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa on a Rockjumper tour.
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Uganda. The avifauna of Uganda included a total of 1066 confirmed species as of May 2020. Of them, one is endemic, 66 are accidental, and three have been introduced by humans. Three additional species are hypothetical as defined below and are not included in the counts. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of iGoTerra.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition.
  The following tags highlight several categories of occurrence other than regular migrants and residents.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Uganda
  Endemic - a species endemic to Uganda
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Uganda as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Hypothetical - a species possibly present but which has not been documented
context_section_description: Order: Cuculiformes   Family: Cuculidae
  The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails, and strong legs. The Old World cuckoos are brood parasites.
  Black-throated coucal, Centropus leucogaster
  Senegal coucal, Centropus senegalensis
  Blue-headed coucal, Centropus monachus
  White-browed coucal, Centropus superciliosus
  Black coucal, Centropus grillii
  Blue malkoha, Ceuthmochares aereus
  Great spotted cuckoo, Clamator glandarius
  Levaillant's cuckoo, Clamator levaillantii
  Pied cuckoo, Clamator jacobinus
  Thick-billed cuckoo, Pachycoccyx audeberti
  Dideric cuckoo, Chrysococcyx caprius
  Klaas's cuckoo, Chrysococcyx klaas
  Yellow-throated cuckoo, Chrysococcyx flavigularis
  African emerald cuckoo, Chrysococcyx cupreus
  Dusky long-tailed cuckoo, Cercococcyx mechowi
  Olive long-tailed cuckoo, Cercococcyx olivinus
  Barred long-tailed cuckoo, Cercococcyx montanus
  Black cuckoo, Cuculus clamosus
  Red-chested cuckoo, Cuculus solitarius
  Lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus
  African cuckoo, Cuculus gularis
  Madagascar cuckoo, Cuculus rochii (A)
  Common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus
caption: Blue malkoha
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