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The cuckoos are a family of birds, Cuculidae, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes.

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The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas,
couas, coucals and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separated as distinct families, the
Centropodidae and Crotophagidae respectively.

Sparrows are a family of small passerine birds, Passeridae. They are also known as true
sparrows, or Old World sparrows, names also used for a particular genus of the family,
Passer.[1] They are distinct from both the American sparrows, in the family Emberizidae, and
from a few other birds sharing their name, such as the Java sparrow of the family Estrildidae.

Parrots, also known as psittacines /stsanz/,[2][3] are birds of the roughly 393 species in 92
genera that make up the order Psittaciformes,[4] found in most tropical and subtropical
regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ("true" parrots), the
Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots). [5] Parrots have a
generally pantropical distribution with several species inhabiting temperate regions in the
Southern Hemisphere, as well. The greatest diversity of parrots is in South America and
Australasia.

A crow is a bird of the genus Corvus. The term "crow" is used both as part of the common name
of many species, and collectively for all of Corvus.

Pigeons and doves constitute the bird family Columbidae, which includes about 310 species.
Pigeons are stout-bodied birds with short necks, and short, slender bills (and in some species, these bills feature
fleshy ceres.) They primarily feed on seeds, fruits, and plants. This family occurs worldwide, but the greatest
variety is in the Indomalaya and Australasia ecozones.

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