The taxon is represented by ~147 species in the Cuculidae (cuckoos). The phylogeny is not well founded, and the divergence times are still mainly obscure:

Provisional genus-level phylogeny of extant Cuculidae following Nordén et al. (2023), with the distribution of each taxon being indicated by the colour-code used throughout this website (Distribution code). Available divergence times (Crotophaga + Geococcyx) + (Centropus + (Cuculus + Ceuthmochares + Piaya))) follow Stiller et al. (2024). [Chronotaxonomics would upgrade current subfamilies to families, while Cuculinae might have to be split into 2-3 families.]

Genus-level classification of extant Cuculidae.

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