Cuckoos Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

Can you hear me now?

By Ashleigh Marshall|2025-04-16T19:42:50+00:0010 Apr 2025|acoustic niche partitioning, acoustic space, Cuckoos, forest birds, nature reserve, subtropical, vocal activity, vocalisations|

Seven sympatric cuckoo species minimally mask each other’s signals due to acoustic niche partitioning

The call of the Striped Cuckoo

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-10-27T13:57:52+00:002 Nov 2023|acoustic monitoring, annual cycle, behaviour, breeding biology, Cuckoos, mate selection, passive acoustic monitoring, song, vocalisations|

This species uses two vocalisations for different purposes.

Reed management influences breeding performance of Common Cuckoos

By Thomas Mérő|2023-03-03T13:49:08+00:006 Mar 2023|Breeding, brood parasitism, community ecology, Cuckoos, ecology, fieldwork, habitat, habitat selection, land management, nesting success, parasites, parasitism, passerines, wetlands|

Characteristics of habitats occupied by hosts influences survival of unwanted brood parasite youngsters

Decline of the cuckoo

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2020-12-15T12:45:32+00:0012 Mar 2020|Breeding, Conservation, Cuckoos, distribution, habitat selection, News, population dynamics, wetlands|

What factors are responsible for decrease in Cuckoo numbers across the UK?

Mixed Broods

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2020-10-11T20:43:01+00:002 May 2019|Breeding, brood parasitism, Cuckoos, fledgling survival, nest monitoring, News, species interactions|

How do Common Cuckoos and Common Redstarts perform after sharing a nest?

Understanding the decline of the Common Cuckoo

By Jeremy D. Wilson|2021-03-05T15:06:26+00:0013 Jun 2018|bird atlas, Breeding, breeding biology, Cuckoos, distribution, ecology, foraging|

England’s loss is Scotland’s gain