A George Mason University (GMU) biologist proposed an alternate theory of how the common cuckoo bird mimics other birds’ egg ...

Common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) in flight. This is an adult male: Grey morph adult females have a pinkish-buff or buff background to the barring and the sides of the neck, and sometimes small rufous ...

A bird sighting on New York's Long Island has avian enthusiasts flocking to the region in hopes of spotting a feathered friend that has never been seen before in the state. The common cuckoo is ...

A bird sighting on New York’s Long Island has avian enthusiasts flocking to the region in hopes of spotting a feathered friend that has never been seen before in the state. The common cuckoo is ...

Avian enthusiasts are flocking to New York after a common cuckoo was spotted in the state for the first time ever. The common cuckoo is typically found from Europe to Japan, with the majority of the ...

When a bird rarely seen on this continent showed up in Riverhead last month, the reaction was, as might be expected, a little cuckoo. Native to Eurasia, the bird is anything but common here: It ...

This photo provided by Cornell Lab of Ornithology shows a Common Cuckoo on Oct. 24, 2025 in Woods at Cherry Creek Suffolk, N.Y. (Jay McGowan/Cornell Lab of Ornithology via AP) This photo provided by ...