For the care and feeding of its offspring, the common cuckoo outsources ... who’s an avid wildlife photographer, observed the birds’ behavior in 2014 in Amsterdam, where she lives.

As warming temperatures impact these creatures, it could lead to a rapid increase in speciation among cuckoos—something any ...

The Sedge, Reed and Garden Warblers have returned from sub-Saharan Africa to join the early arrivals, the Chiff-chaff and ...

Brood parasitic birds lay their eggs in the nests of others, sparing themselves the expense of rearing their own young. The resulting coevolutionary arms race includes sophisticated defenses by ...

The yellow-billed cuckoo is sometimes called the "rain crow" because its song is often heard just before thunderstorms or summer showers. But this rare bird raises its voice less and less often in ...

Cuckoos are brood parasites who they lay their eggs in the nests of other bird species, a clever trick that spares the rearing and feeding of their own offspring. Why do other parent birds let ...

A new bird species, the Violet Cuckoo (Baijani Koili in Nepali), has been officially recorded in Nepal, marking the 899th bird species in the country's avian records. According to the Nepal ...

The yellow-billed cuckoo is sometimes called the "rain crow" because its song is often heard just before thunderstorms or summer showers. But this rare bird raises its voice less and less often in ...

Generally shy and elusive, the yellow-billed cuckoo can be easily overlooked. Its calls are usually loud and often provide the best evidence to the presence of the bird. It favors eating ...