Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Least Concern

The Common Cuckoo is a cuckoo of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars, insects, fruit, and small animals, often using a long tail and quiet, deliberate movements to slip through cover. Many cuckoos lay eggs in other birds' nests, while coucals, anis, and couas usually raise their own young.

Family

Cuculidae

Group

Cuckoos

Range

Common Cuckoo Range — Resident or seasonal range in Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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