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Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Common Cuckoo
© Per Bernhard Brohammer

Gøgen er en fugl, der findes udbredt over næsten hele Europa og store dele af Asien. Den er meget almindelig i Danmark som ynglefugl i blandt andet moseområder og løvskove.

Field marks

Slim, 32–34 cm, with a long tail and pointed wings — it looks like a Sparrowhawk in flight. Slate-grey above with a grey throat ending in a sharp demarcation against the finely barred pale underparts. Iris, , and feet are yellow.

Can be confused with

  • Eurasian Sparrowhawk — The Cuckoo resembles a Sparrowhawk in flight, but flies with regular wingbeats, has a yellow iris, yellow orbital ring and yellow feet, and often perches openly with drooping wings and a raised tail.

Voice

The male gives a two-note "cuck-oo"; the female answers with a loud, bubbling call that sounds almost like laughter, and the juvenile a high, rising cry.

Facts

Wingspan

58 cm

Conservation status

ikke truet

Family

cuckoos

Cuculidae

Read more

This is a short overview for the quiz. For the full account, go to the sources:

  • Danmarks Fugle at the Danish Ornithological Society (in Danish)
  • Wikipedia (in Danish)The description above is from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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