common cuckoo

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bird
gptkbp:audio cuck-oo
gptkbp:breedingSeason April to July
gptkbp:broodParasitism true
gptkbp:callUsedIn clocks
gptkbp:chickBehavior ejects host eggs
gptkbp:clutchSize 1
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:describedYear 1758
gptkbp:diet insects
caterpillars
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Palearctic_region
gptkbp:eggColor varies to match host
gptkbp:eggsMimicHost true
gptkbp:family gptkb:Cuculidae
gptkbp:featuredIn European folklore
cuckoo clock
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Cuculus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label common cuckoo
gptkbp:incubationPeriod 11–13 days
gptkbp:IUCNStatusSystem gptkb:IUCN3.1
gptkbp:laysEggs other bird species
gptkbp:length 32–34 cm
gptkbp:lifespan up to 6 years
gptkbp:migratesFrom gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:migratory true
long-distance migrant
gptkbp:movedTo gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:dunnock
gptkb:meadow_pipit
gptkb:reed_warbler
gptkbp:notableFor distinctive two-note call
gptkbp:order gptkb:Cuculiformes
gptkbp:plumage grey upperparts
barred underparts
gptkbp:population decreasing
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Agreement_on_the_Conservation_of_African-Eurasian_Migratory_Waterbirds_(AEWA)
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Cuculus_canorus
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism female has brownish plumage variant
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:spring
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:genus_Cuculus
gptkbp:wingspan 55–60 cm
gptkbp:winteringRange gptkb:sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kumamoto_Prefecture
gptkb:Cuculiformes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5