This is a list of Cuculiformes species by global population. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. For more information on how these estimates were ascertained, see Wikipedia's articles on population biology and population ecology.
This list is incomprehensive, as not all Cuculiformes have had their numbers quantified.
Common name | Binomial name | data-sort-type="number" width="15%" | Population | Status | Trend | Notes | Image |
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Black-hooded coucal | Centropus steerii | 70 – 400[1] | align=center style="background:#F08080" | ||||
Sumatran ground cuckoo | Carpococcyx viridis | 70 – 400[2] | align=center style="background:#F08080" | ||||
Cocos cuckoo | Coccyzus ferrugineus | 350 – 1500[3] | align=center style="background:#b0f4b0" | Population is likely towards the low end of this band. | |||
Banded ground cuckoo | Neomorphus radiolosus | 1000 – 2499[4] | align=center style="background:#FAEB86" | ||||
Bay-breasted cuckoo | Coccyzus rufigularis | 2500 – 9999[5] | align=center style="background:#FAEB86" | ||||
Green-billed coucal | Centropus chlororhynchus | 3500 – 15 000[6] | align=center style="background:#b0f4b0" | Population is likely towards the low end of this band. | |||
Red-faced malkoha | Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus | 3500 – 15 000[7] | align=center style="background:#b0f4b0" | Recent study suggests much lower numbers. | |||
Sunda coucal | Centropus nigrorufus | 3500 – 15 000[8] | align=center style="background:#b0f4b0" | ||||
Biak coucal | Centropus chalybeus | 10 000 – 19 999[9] | align=center style="background:#CEF2E0" | ||||
Moluccan cuckoo | Cacomantis heinrichi | 10 000 – 19 999[10] | align=center style="background:#CEF2E0" | ||||
Short-toed coucal | Centropus rectunguis | 15 000 – 30 000[11] | align=center style="background:#b0f4b0" | ||||
Violaceous coucal | Centropus violaceus | 15 000 – 30 000[12] | align=center style="background:#CEF2E0" | ||||
Lesser ground cuckoo | Morococcyx erythropygus | 50 000 – 499 999[13] | align=center style="background:#B0E0E6" | ||||
Pheasant cuckoo | Dromococcyx phasianellus | 50 000 – 499 999[14] | align=center style="background:#B0E0E6" | ||||
Great spotted cuckoo | Clamator glandarius | 500 000 – 5 000 000[15] | align=center style="background:#B0E0E6" | ||||
Lesser roadrunner | Geococcyx velox | 500 000 – 4 999 999[16] | align=center style="background:#B0E0E6" | ||||
Striped cuckoo | Tapera naevia | 500 000 – 4 999 999[17] | align=center style="background:#B0E0E6" | ||||
Squirrel cuckoo | Piaya cayana | 5 000 000 – 50 000 000[18] | align=center style="background:#B0E0E6" | ||||
Common cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | 25 000 000 – 100 000 000[19] | align=center style="background:#B0E0E6" | Preliminary estimate. | |||