Great Spotted Cuckoo

It is a widespread summer migrant to southeast and southwest Europe and western Asia, and winters in Africa. It is a brood parasite, which lays its eggs in the nests of corvids , and starlings.

The Great Spotted Cuckoo is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Great Spotted Cuckoo, Clamator glandarius, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, the coucals, and the Hoatzin. It is a widespread summer migrant to southeast and southwest Europe and western Asia, and winters in Africa. It is a brood parasite, which lays its eggs in the nests of corvids (especially magpies), and starlings. More

The Great Spotted Cuckoo's call is a loud cher-cher-kri-kri and variations. References - * BirdLife International (2004). Clamator glandarius. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern. More

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Great Spotted Cuckoos of any age are unmistakeable. They are shaped like 'common' Cuckoos but are plain creamy below, boldly spotted with white on the wings and have an obvious crest and contrasting dark face mask. In juveniles, the head is black, not grey, the throat is yellower and there are obvious rufous patches in the primaries. More

Great Spotted Cuckoo are smaller and more purplish than those of the Hooded Crow. The eggs of all Spotted Cuckoos in Israel are very similar. In the chick stage, the Spotted Cuckoo throws chicks and eggs of the Crow from the nest, imitates the call of the Crow chick and has a similarly shaped pharynx. More

I had a fledgling Great Spotted Cuckoo with its magpie "parents" in my yard for a few days in Madrid province. I was at first quite concerned, because the then unidentified fledgling sounded at times as though it were being killed, but then it seemed to be chasing some magpies aggressively. My surprise and first step to identification came when one of the magpies turned around to feed the fledgling! I wrote my children with the anecdote, not yet having identified the type of cuckoo I had seen. More

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Great spotted cuckoo chicks in host nest© Jorge Sierra / www.osfimages.com Great spotted cuckoo chicks perched on a branch© Jorge Sierra Antinolo / www.osfimages. More

The Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) is a species of Cuckoo that is widespread through southeast and southwest Europe and western Asia. It is migratory and winters in Africa. It prefers areas of warm open country with trees. The adult has a slender body. It has a gray upper body, long tail and strong legs. Its cap and wings are gray, face and upper breast is yellow, and underparts are white. Sexes are similar. Young have blackish upperparts and cap, and chestnut primary wing feathers. More

The Great Spotted Cuckoo, Clamator glandarius, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, the coucals, and the Hoatzin. More

Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) Great Spotted Cuckoo Great_Spotted_Cuckoo Great Spotted Cuckoo Locations for recordings with GPS coordinates Results 1 - 5 of 5 from 1 species for sp:5797.00 (foreground species only). More

Great Spotted Cuckoo by Paradise in Portugal. To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. Would you like to comment? Sign up for a free account, or sign in (if you're already a member). Guest Passes let you share your photos that aren't public. Anyone can see your public photos anytime, whether they're a Flickr member or not. More

SmugMugHome Login Help View Cart Great Spotted Cuckoo Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius gallery pages: 1 Jebel Hafit, 21.03.2008 © Derrick Wilby Jebel Hafit, 21.03.2008 © Derrick Wilby Jebel Hafit, 21.03.2008 © Derrick Wilby Jebel Hafit, 21.03.2008 © Derrick Wilby Jebel Hafit, 21.03.2008 © Derrick Wilby Jebel Hafit, 21.03.2008 © Derrick Wilby Jebel Hafit, 21.03.2008 © Derrick Wilby Jebel Hafit, 21.03.2008 © Derrick Wilby Jebel Hafit, 21.03.2008 © Derrick Wilby Jebel Hafit, 21.03. More

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Videos and images previous Great spotted cuckoo videoARKive requires Flash to show its video content; click here to install the plugin next videoGreat spotted cuckoo parasitising magpie nest. Magpie feeding cuckoo chicks. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Great Spotted Cuckoo is classed as Rare: species currently considered for acceptance by the British Birds Rarities Committee (or forms of equivalent rarity). More

The Great Spotted Cuckoo is a Southern African bird that belongs to the cuculidae bird family group which includes birds such as Old World Cuckoos, Malkohas. The description for the Great Spotted Cuckoo (Latin name Clamator glandarius) can be found in the 7th Edition of the Roberts Birds of Southern Africa. The Clamator glandarius can be quickly identified by its unique Roberts identification number of 380 and the detailed description of this bird is on page 202. More