The cuckoo family gets its English and scientific names from the call of the male common cuckoo, also familiar from cuckoo clocks. In most cuckoos, the calls are distinctive to particular …

Figurative use of cuckoo, which exists as an adjective meaning "crazy" or "weak in intellect or common sense," and as a noun for a person who can be described as such, may be an …

A cuckoo is any of about 60 species of birds in the family Cuculidae. They are found worldwide in temperate and tropical regions but are most diverse in the Old World tropics. Cuculids tend to …

Far from being a simple, clock-dwelling caricature, the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, is a diverse and globally distributed group of birds with an astonishing array of lifestyles, from the famously …

This is the famous bird of Europe whose voice is imitated by cuckoo clocks (and whose call, coo-coo, gave the name to the entire cuckoo family). It is well known as a brood parasite: females …

Common cuckoos are ready to mate at two years old and both males and females mate with multiple partners. They only make their calls during breeding season, from April to September. …

May 27, 2024 · The cuckoo family of birds is interesting for many reasons. While some of the facts about the bird are overblown, such as their reputation as parasitic birds, there is some truth to …

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 …

The Common Cuckoo is a medium-sized bird with a slender body and long, pointed wings. Adults have blue-grey upperparts, white underparts with dark barring, and a distinctive long, …

Jul 23, 2025 · The common cuckoo is known for its distinctive vocalizations and a highly specialized reproductive strategy. This bird relies entirely on other species to raise its young, a …