List of Cuculiformes by population

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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.

Species by global population

Common name	Binomial name	Population	Status	Trend	Notes	Image
Black-hooded coucal	Centropus steerii	70 – 400[1]	CR[1]	[1]
Sumatran ground cuckoo	Carpococcyx viridis	70 – 400[2]	CR[2]	[2]
Cocos cuckoo	Coccyzus ferrugineus	350 – 1500[3]	VU[3]	[3]	Population is likely towards the low end of this band.[3]
Banded ground cuckoo	Neomorphus radiolosus	1000 – 2499[4]	EN[4]	[4]
Bay-breasted cuckoo	Coccyzus rufigularis	2500 – 9999[5]	EN[5]	[5]
Green-billed coucal	Centropus chlororhynchus	3500 – 15 000[6]	VU[6]	[6]	Population is likely towards the low end of this band.[6]
Red-faced malkoha	Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus	3500 – 15 000[7]	VU[7]	[7]	A recent study suggests much lower numbers.[7]
Sunda coucal	Centropus nigrorufus	3500 – 15 000[8]	VU[8]	[8]
Biak coucal	Centropus chalybeus	10 000 – 19 999[9]	NT[9]	[9]
Moluccan cuckoo	Cacomantis heinrichi	10 000 – 19 999[10]	NT[10]	[10]
Short-toed coucal	Centropus rectunguis	15 000 – 30 000[11]	VU[11]	[11]
Violaceous coucal	Centropus violaceus	15 000 – 30 000[12]	NT[12]	[12]
Lesser ground cuckoo	Morococcyx erythropygus	50 000 – 499 999[13]	LC[13]	[13]
Pheasant cuckoo	Dromococcyx phasianellus	50 000 – 499 999[14]	LC[14]	[14]
Great spotted cuckoo	Clamator glandarius	500 000 – 5 000 000[15]	LC[15]	[15]
Lesser roadrunner	Geococcyx velox	500 000 – 4 999 999[16]	LC[16]	[16]
Striped cuckoo	Tapera naevia	500 000 – 4 999 999[17]	LC[17]	[17]
Squirrel cuckoo	Piaya cayana	5 000 000 – 50 000 000[18]	LC[18]	[18]
Common cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	25 000 000 – 100 000 000[19]	LC[19]	[19]	Preliminary estimate.[19]

See also

• Lists of birds by population
• Lists of organisms by population

References