Birds that end up far from home, like the New York common cuckoo, are known as “vagrants.” They’re fairly common during ...

European cuckoos lay very different eggs depending on the host species. Genetic analyses have revealed how this adaptation is inherited without leading to speciation.

Clever birds figure out how to trick others into raising their kids A common Cuckoo chick in Reed Wablers nest waits to be fed with its mouth wide open, in this undated file photo. Getty Images — ...

Skies over Salthouse have kept locals glancing up, as binoculars twitch and camera shutters click in an unusually busy week. The coastal reedbeds of north ...

European cuckoos lay very different eggs depending on the host species. Genetic analyses have revealed how this adaptation is inherited without ...

If you’re a bird and you’re trying to be taken seriously, it can’t be easy to be a cuckoo. In an animal grouping that includes the golden eagle, the sharp-shinned hawk and the great crested heron, ...

Cuckoo was once a rare bird species in Manipur and it mostly remained a fictional character in poetry verses and other literary works for its sweet and enchanting sound but of late the number of cucko ...

While most birds spend their time gathering twigs, leaves and branches to prepare their nests for their young ones, some lazy birds don't bother making a nest. These birds use clever and easy methods ...

A common cuckoo, a species native to Europe and Asia, made several recent appearances in Riverhead, N.Y. The birds have been spotted in a handful of places in the lower 48 states, experts said.