Clever birds figure out how to trick others into raising their kids A common Cuckoo chick in Reed Wablers nest waits to be fed with its mouth wide open, in this undated file photo. Getty Images ...

Learn how cuckoo birds practice brood parasitism by sneaking their eggs into other nests and leaving host parents to do the ...

The obligate brood parasitic common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is best known for its two-note “cu-coo” call, which is uttered repeatedly by adult males during the breeding season. This call advertises ...

The Common Cuckoo Perhaps the most famous nest hijacker in the bird world, the common cuckoo has even given rise to the ...

The common cuckoo, native to Europe, is what is known as a brood parasite, surreptitiously laying its eggs in the nests of warblers and other bird species. A cuckoo egg will often hatch sooner ...

As the title suggests, the species has a lot in common with the "common cuckoo." König is a passionate ornithologist and a big fan of this particular bird.

Cuckoo…” — the unmistakable springtime call of the Common Cuckoo echoes across meadows and forests, even though the bird itself is rarely seen. Enjoy this iconic sound of Europe's wild season.

The sound imitates the call of the Common Cuckoo, a summer migrant between Europe and Asia, about the size of a sparrowhawk. The first known reference to the call was written in Middle English in ...

Hosts of brood parasites defend their nests against parasitism by aggression and subsequently, if parasitized, by rejection of the parasite egg or nestling. Cuckoos have evolved plumage mimicry with ...