Archive for the ‘Cuckoos’ Category

• Great spotted cuckoo

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  The Great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) is a species of the family Cuculidae. It is a summer breeder across S Europe into Turkey, N Iraq, Cyprus, Palestine, and the Nile Delta. It has wintering grounds in Morocco, S...

• Pied cuckoo

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  The Pied cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) or Jacobin Cuckoo is a species of the family Cuculidae. It has two populations, sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian sub-continent. In the AWB Region it has a breeding range right across the...

• Common cuckoo

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  The Common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is a species of the family Cuculidae. It is most famous around the world for laying its eggs in other birds nests. It is extensively present across Eurasia and is a long distance...