The cuckoo family gets its English and scientific names from the call of the male common cuckoo, also familiar from cuckoo clocks. In most cuckoos, the calls are distinctive to particular species, and are …

May 13, 2026 · A cuckoo is any of about 60 species of birds in the family Cuculidae. They are found worldwide in temperate and tropical regions but are most diverse in the Old World tropics. Cuculids …

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Apr 18, 2026 · 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 …

Their tendency to call at the sound of thunder has led to their colloquial name, the “rain crow.” Yellow-billed Cuckoos sometimes lay their eggs in other birds’ nests—although they don’t do this nearly as …

Far from being a simple, clock-dwelling caricature, the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, is a diverse and globally distributed group of birds with an astonishing array of lifestyles, from the famously deceptive …

Before the word “cuckoo” denoted clocks or craziness it belonged to a bird. Far from crazy, this species could be considered to have a touch of evil genius. There are 147 species in the family...