Night flight calls of other cuckoos As for Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus, it is often possible to hear the song of males at night, and sometimes briefly in flight , but in my own experience this is only on the breeding grounds. What does cuckoo do when he flies answer? Answer: The cuckoo is a … Read more
The female differs from the male in being slightly paler grey on the throat and in having more brown on the breast and tail The barring on the belly is narrower than in the male. Nestlings have an orange-red mouth and yellow flanges to the gape. The call is loud with four notes. What is … Read more
adult male cuckoos are a uniform grey on the head, neck, back, wings and tail. The underparts are white with black barring. adult females can appear in one of two forms. The so-called grey-morph resembles the adult male plumage, but has throat and breast barred black and white with yellowish wash. What is a male … Read more
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 allusion to the bird’s eponymous (and monotonous) call. Is cuckoo an insult? Slang. a crazy, silly, or foolish person ; simpleton. … Read more
The Cuckoo is currently Red Listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern in the UK , due to its population decline . Where is PJ the cuckoo? 18 Apr 2022 – PJ reaches northern Spain He is now more or less neck and neck with Victor II who is approximately 200 Km (125 miles) east … Read more
The Cuckoo is currently Red Listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern in the UK , due to its population decline . Where is PJ the cuckoo? 18 Apr 2022 – PJ reaches northern Spain He is now more or less neck and neck with Victor II who is approximately 200 Km (125 miles) east … Read more