Cuckoo - Wikipedia Cuckoos are medium-sized birds that range in size from the little bronze cuckoo, at 17 g (0 6 oz) and 15 cm (6 in), to moderately large birds, ranging from 60–80 cm (24–31 in) in length, such as the giant coua of Madagascar, the coral-billed ground-cuckoo of Indochina, and various large Indo-Pacific coucals such as the goliath coucal of Halmaher
Cuckoo | Migration, Calls Nesting | Britannica cuckoo, any of numerous birds of the family Cuculidae (order Cuculiformes) The name usually designates some 60 arboreal members of the subfamilies Cuculinae and Phaenicophaeinae In western Europe “cuckoo,” without modifiers, refers to the most common local form, elsewhere called the common, or European, cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - All About Birds Yellow-billed Cuckoos are slender, long-tailed birds that manage to stay well hidden in deciduous woodlands They usually sit stock still, even hunching their shoulders to conceal their crisp white underparts, as they hunt for large caterpillars Bold white spots on the tail’s underside are often the most visible feature on a shaded perch
Cuckoos, facts and photos | National Geographic Before the word “cuckoo” denoted clocks or craziness it belonged to a bird Far from crazy, this species could be considered to have a touch of evil genius There are 147 species in the family
Cuckoos (Coccyzus, Cuculus) - Birds of North America There are three types of cuckoos found in North America The Black-billed Cuckoo is the most common of the group and has a range throughout most of southern Canada and across the American plains down to Texas and into Florida The Yellow-billed Cuckoo is seen less in Canada but its habitat extends into Mexico
Cuckoo Bird Facts | Cuculus Canorus - The RSPB Wildlife Charity The Cuckoo is a dove-sized bird with a blue-grey back, head and chest, and stripey black and white belly Its sleek body, long tail and pointed wings gives it an appearance not unlike Kestrels or Sparrowhawks Cuckoos are summer visitors and known for being brood parasites
Cuckoo guide: why they call ‘cuckoo’, how they trick other . . . With its classic call and famous parasitic behaviour, the cuckoo is familiar bird to many people – even if they've not heard or seen one Learn more about this harbinger of spring in our expert guide