Uncommon and elusive, the Black-billed Cuckoo skulks around densely wooded eastern forests and thickets. Its staccato can be heard day and ... Black-billed Cuckoos occasionally do this, but more often they build their own nest and raise their chicks themselves, as most birds do. read more
Black-billed and Yellow-billed Cuckoo comes to mind, these are migratory birds that at times show up at the Western Palearctic as vagrants. The Cuculidae family of birds is one of those which can be found across all continents. read more
The odd little cuckoo bird is a far better choice for the clock. It occurred to us that the cuckoo bird’s practice of leaving their eggs in other nests characterizes them as quite advanced. They may have been one of the first species to have their own form of in vitro birth. These little wonders of nature are quite fascinating. read more