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	CR
Sumatran ground cuckoo	Carpococcyx viridis	70 – 400	CR
Cocos cuckoo	Coccyzus ferrugineus	350 – 1500	VU		Population is likely towards the low end of this band.
Banded ground cuckoo	Neomorphus radiolosus	1000 – 2499	EN
Bay-breasted cuckoo	Coccyzus rufigularis	2500 – 9999	EN
Green-billed coucal	Centropus chlororhynchus	3500 – 15 000	VU		Population is likely towards the low end of this band.
Red-faced malkoha	Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus	3500 – 15 000	VU		Recent study suggests much lower numbers.
Sunda coucal	Centropus nigrorufus	3500 – 15 000	VU
Biak coucal	Centropus chalybeus	10 000 – 19 999	NT
Moluccan cuckoo	Cacomantis heinrichi	10 000 – 19 999	NT
Short-toed coucal	Centropus rectunguis	15 000 – 30 000	VU
Violaceous coucal	Centropus violaceus	15 000 – 30 000	NT
Lesser ground cuckoo	Morococcyx erythropygus	50 000 – 499 999	LC
Pheasant cuckoo	Dromococcyx phasianellus	50 000 – 499 999	LC
Great spotted cuckoo	Clamator glandarius	500 000 – 5 000 000	LC
Lesser roadrunner	Geococcyx velox	500 000 – 4 999 999	LC
Striped cuckoo	Tapera naevia	500 000 – 4 999 999	LC
Squirrel cuckoo	Piaya cayana	5 000 000 – 50 000 000	LC
Common cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	25 000 000 – 100 000 000	LC		Preliminary estimate.

See also

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