Striped Cuckoo

The Striped Cuckoo is found in open country with trees or shrubs, and the edges of mangrove forests. This species is a brood parasite usually on spinetails, but often also wrens, and other species with domed nests. The female cuckoo lays one, sometimes two, white or bluish eggs in the host’s large stick nest. The eggs hatch in 15 days, with a further 18 days until the cuckoo fledges. The young spinetails disappear.

The Striped 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 Striped Cuckoo, Tapera naevia, is a near-passerine bird, the only member of the genus Tapera (Thunberg, 1819). This cuckoo is a resident breeding bird from Mexico and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Argentina. The Striped Cuckoo is found in open country with trees or shrubs, and the edges of mangrove forests. This species is a brood parasite usually on spinetails, but often also wrens, and other species with domed nests. More

The Striped Cuckoo is a medium-sized, long-tailed cuckoo. This species has a wide distribution, with a range that extends from southern Mexico south to northern Argentina, and occurs in open habitat. Even so, Striped Cuckoos are heard far more often than they are seen: the ventriloquial song is a frequent sound in pastures and shrubby second growth, but the songster often is difficult to locate. More

The striped cuckoo is light-brown bird with black stripes, a crest and a long tail. It can be easily recognised by its call: once or twice they whistle their Suriname name (Kees pronounced case) often with some notes following, the one for last higher and the last one lower like at the end of a question. They often call from telephone- or electricity wires, on such exposed places you can see them shake their tail as they whistle. More

excellent photo of the Striped Cuckoo singing or launching his cry, fine POV and framing, you shooted the photo at the best moment, fine focus sharpness and details, i love to see all that branches that are part of the photo, TFS Asbed * Great * vanni2009 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer (922) * * * More

vues charlottethedog — 24 juillet 2007 — This Striped Cuckoo gives a nice rendition of its song. charlottethedog — 24 juillet 2007 — This Striped Cuckoo gives a nice rendition of its song. More