Crotophaginae
Sign in to saveThe Crotophaginae are a small subfamily, within the cuckoo family Cuculidae, of four gregarious bird species occurring in the Americas. They were previously classified as a family Crotophagidae.
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Vinony's link graph records 63 inbound references to Crotophaginae, and connects out to Cuculidae, Smooth-billed Ani and Ani.
Vinony files it under Bird subfamilies, Crotophaginae and Cuculiformes.
Vinony links it to 22 Wikipedia language editions.
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- taxon name
- Crotophaginae
- taxon rank
- subfamily
- topic's main category
- Category:Crotophaginae
- start time
- 1800000-00
- taxon range
- Brazil
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The Crotophaginae are a small subfamily, within the cuckoo family Cuculidae, of four gregarious bird species occurring in the Americas. They were previously classified as a family Crotophagidae.
The subfamily is notable for the development of cooperative breeding where several females lay eggs in a communal nest. It contains the three anis and the guira cuckoo.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Crotophaginae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.