Common cuckoos, Cuculus canorus, are brood parasites: they lay their eggs in the nests of
other bird species, and let these hosts incubate their eggs and feed and rear the nestlings …

The two-note call of the male common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), the so-called “cu-coo”, is
well known to people as a natural and cultural signal. However, the so-called “bubbling” call …

Acoustic signals play a key role in shaping the relationships in birds. Common cuckoos
Cuculus canorus are known to produce various call types, but the function of these calls has …

Due to effect of climate changes and count of endangered animal, many researchers
proposed animal species recognition system to help them for specific study. This paper …

There is very little information on the diurnal and seasonal patterns of Cuculidae species'
calling activity in subtropical areas. In this study, we used passive acoustic monitoring to …

Investigations on bird vocalizations have largely focused on males. Female vocalizations
are widespread in birds but few studies have investigated female vocal characteristics …

Because of its parasitic habits, reproduction costs of the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
are mostly spent in pre-laying activities. Female costs are limited to searching host nests and …

Male cuckoos Cuculus canorus produce calls that differ in number of syllables depending on
environmental conditions and presence of male and female conspecifics. Why different …

Background Individuality in vocalizations may provide an effective tool for surveying
populations of the Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) but there remains few data on which …

Recent studies revealed that the call of the common cuckoo Cuculus canorus has more inter-
individual than intra-individual variation and that the number of syllables depends on …