Common cuckoo / Kuckuck (Cuculus canorus)

Wikipedia Kuckuck, Cuculus canorus. Von Locaguapa - Eigenes Werk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikipedia Kuckuck, Cuculus canorus.jpg
Classification: Genus Cuculus; Family Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
heard at salines
Geography: A common migratory bird across most of Europe and Asia, it regularly strays to the western Alaskan islands in late spring and early summer. [Link]
Song: Männchen: Unverwechselbarer Ruf. Weibchen: im Frühling eine kichernde Rufreihe, [Link]
Song: the well known disyllabic "cuck-coo" with emphasis on first note, and the second note a third lower than the first one. Also a harsh "tchaa tchaa", and a bubbly trill, reminiscent of Little Grebe, uttered by the female. [Link]
Calls: wie „kwickkwickkwick“, 6-8 dicht gereihte, fast metallisch klingende Laute, von unten her angeschlagen. Jungkuckucke betteln durchdringend „ssrieb“ [Link]
Physical details: length=32-34 cm, wingspan=55-60 cm, weight=95-140 g
Habitats: Forest

Song: Two-noter
Song attributes: Melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: 0-1 KHz
Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ XC801215 - Common Cuckoo - Cuculus canorus. Source: XENOCANTO XC801215 - Common Cuckoo - Cuculus canorus.mp3 (song?)


First documented observation : 2021-05-04 in Flachsee am Reuss.