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Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
(C. c. canorus)
| Armenian Name: | Սովորական կկու |
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See Plate 34 for Common Cuckoo and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 32-34 cm, Wing Span:55-60 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 179. |
| Description: | Long-tailed, narrow-winged bird. |
| Adult: | Uniform gray upperparts and breast contrast with dark-barred white belly. Females also occur in an uncommon red-brown phase. |
| Juvenile: | Similar to adult but has whitish feather edges on back and wings. |
| Behavior: | Flight is straight; wings are not raised above the body. Gives a repeated two-note whistle. |
| Habitat: | Grasslands, shrubs, forests, reedbeds. |
| Food: | Insects, especially hairy caterpillars. |
| Nest: | Brood parasite; lays eggs in nests of other species. |
| Eggs: | 23 mm, matches host eggs; in Armenia, parasitizes Grey Wagtail, Black Redstart, Ortolan Bunting, Greater Whitethroat, and Eurasian Reed-Warbler. |
