page_title: List of birds of Malawi
section_title: Cuckoos
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Malawi / Cuckoos
caption_attribution_description: English: Pied Cuckoo, Pied Crested Cuckoo, or Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus in Kolleru, Andhra Pradesh, India.
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Malawi. The avifauna of Malawi include a total of 684 species, of which 2 have been introduced by humans. 21 species are globally threatened. 1 species is endemic.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Malawi.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring native species.
  Accidental - a rarely occurring species in Malawi
  Endemic - a species endemic to Malawi
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Malawi as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Malawi although populations exist elsewhere
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.
  Senegal coucal, Centropus senegalensis
  Coppery-tailed coucal, Centropus cupreicaudus
  White-browed coucal, Centropus superciliosus
  Black coucal, Centropus grillii
  Green malkoha, Ceuthmochares australis
  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
  African emerald cuckoo, Chrysococcyx cupreus
  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: Pied cuckoo, a migrant from other parts of Africa and perhaps also from Asia
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