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How Do You Identify A Cuckoo?

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How to identify. Cuckoos are sometimes mistaken for Sparrowhawks due to their markings: blue-grey backs and heads, with striped, dark grey and white undersides They have long tails and pointed wings and a hawk-like shape in flight. How can you tell a male cuckoo from a female? The common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) belongs to one … Read more

What Happens When A Cuckoo Hatches In Another Nest?

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The chick will roll the other eggs out of the nest by pushing them with its back over the edge If the host’s eggs hatch before the cuckoo’s, the cuckoo chick will push the other chicks out of the nest in a similar way. Why do cuckoos don’t build nests? Many cuckoos don’t raise their … Read more