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Common Cuckoo

The Cuckoos are generally medium-sized slender birds. Most species live in trees, though a sizeable minority are ground-dwelling. The majority of species being tropical. Some species are migratory. The cuckoos feed on insects, insect larvae and a variety of other animals, as well as fruit. The cuckoos are for the most part solitary birds that seldom occur in pairs or groups. The cuckoos are also generally a shy and retiring family, more often heard than seen.


This pratincole is 24–28 cm long with a 60–70 cm wingspan. It has short legs, long pointed wings, a long forked tail, and a short bill, which is an adaptation to aerial feeding. The back and head are brown, and the wings are brown with darker flight feathers. The belly is white. The underwings are chestnut, but look dark below. Pratincoles are unusual among waders in that they typically hunt their insect prey on the wing like swallows, although they can also feed on the ground.


Their territories vary with the group size as well the presence of neighboring groups. Groups consist of a reproductive pair and other non-breeding members who may or may not be direct offspring or close relatives. The diet of the babblers includes a variety of invertebrates (mostly arthropods), small vertebrates (lizards, geckos, snakes) and plant material, like nectar, flowers, berries, leaves and seeds.         ''';

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الوقواق طائر متوسط الحجم والأنثى معروفة بعادتها بوضع بيضتها الوحيدة في أعشاش طيور أخرى أصغر منها حجماً بحيث تأكل إحدى بيوض هذا الطائر للتمويه على عدد البيض بالعش لتقوم هذه الطيور بإطعام الفرخ والعناية به ويقوم الفرخ بدفع البيض وحتى الفراخ الأخرى من العش ليخلو له. ‏


أخذ إسمه من صوته الشبيه (بكوكو). يعتبر من الطيور المهاجرة والمتنقلة ما بين أوروبا وأفريقيا والشرق الأوسط.  في الأردن تمت مشاهدته بعدة أماكن من غابات وصحراء وهو حذر جداً ويطير منخفضاً من شجرة لأخرى.‏


يختلف عن الخواضات الأخرى بتناول طعامه من الحشرات وهو طائر وعن الأرض.‏

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