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	Great Spotted Cuckoo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Great Spotted Cuckoo, Clamator glandarius, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, the coucals, and the Hoatzin.
		It is a brood parasite, which lays its eggs in the nests of corvids (especially magpies), and starlings.
		Unlike the Common Cuckoo, neither the hen nor the hatched chick of this species evict the host's eggs, but the young magpies often die because they cannot compete successfully with the cuckoo for food.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Spotted_Cuckoo (251 words)

	cuckoo - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		CUCKOO [cuckoo] common name for members of the extensive avian family Cuculidae, including the ani and the roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus), widely distributed in temperate and tropical regions.
		Cuckoos are slender-bodied, long-tailed birds with medium to stout down-curved bills, pointed wings, short legs (except in the terrestrial species), and dull (usually grayish brown or rufous) plumage.
		The cuckoo is referred to in the Bible, by Aristotle and Pliny, in mythology, and in English poetry.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-cuckoo.html (675 words)

	Cuckoo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cuculidae or cuckoos are a family of near passerine birds.
		The cuckoo egg hatches earlier and the chick grows faster and in most cases the chick evicts the eggs or young of the host species.
		The family also includes the American cuckoos, the roadrunners, the anis, and the coucals, none of which are brood parasites.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cuckoo (314 words)

	Cuckoo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Cuculidae or cuckoos are an order of near passerine birds, many of which are brood parasites in the nests of birds of other species.
		The coucals are not nest parasites and, unlike many cuckoos, lay their eggs on the ground.
		The Cuculiformes order, in addition to the cuckoos, also includes the turacos (perhaps better considered as a separate order, Musophagiformes) and the unique Hoatzin, which was previously classified in the Galliformes.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/c/cu/cuckoo.html (209 words)

	cuckoo birds of africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In Southern Africa, all cuckoos are migratory (the Klaas's and Emerald Cuckoos appear to be resident in the warmer east), arriving from Central or Eastern Africa at the start of the rainy season in late September and October.
		Most cuckoos are able to produce eggs which match the coloration of their selected host (how is not known!) and the hatching period is often shorter because the female cuckoo can retain her egg in her oviduct for up to a couple of days before laying.
		With the exception of the Great Spotted Cuckoo which regularly parasitises crows (but just as often starlings), all parasitic cuckoos are larger birds than their hosts, so the job of feeding the youngster is arduous, to say the least.
	www.wildwatch.com /resources/birds/cuckoos.asp (1047 words)

	Great Spotted Cuckoo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Great Spotted Cuckoo is widespread across Africa, but also occurs in Summer in southern Europe.
		Great Spotted Cuckoos are generally found in lightly wooded habitats.
		Although Great Spotted Cuckoos are generally uncommon where they occur, the global geographic range of the species is large and there are no major threats.
	www.fortunecity.com /littleitaly/filippo/220/id13.htm (131 words)

	Bullies of the Bird World - National Wildlife Magazine
		Cuckoos have a longstanding reputation as the thugs of the bird world, but even in that context the Avian Mafia theory is remarkable.
		After hatching, some cuckoo chicks (though not the great spotted) instinctively shove their foster siblings and remaining eggs out of the nest, so as to have all the food to themselves.
		Cuckoo clocks originated in the Black Forest, an area in southwest Germany that during the seventeenth century developed a cottage industry in clockmaking.
	www.nwf.org /nationalwildlife/article.cfm?issueID=13&articleID=662 (2096 words)

	Roadrunner - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Roadrunner, common name for two crested American birds that make up a genus of the cuckoo family.
		The common cuckoo is classified as Cuculus canorus, and the great spotted cuckoo as...
		- fast-running desert bird: a swift-running bird of the cuckoo family with streaked brown-and-white feathers, a head crest, small round wings, and a long tail.
	au.encarta.msn.com /Roadrunner.html (89 words)

	Amazon.com: First record of Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) parasitism by the Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) is an obligate brood parasite.
		In Europe, the cuckoo's main host is the Common Magpie (Pica pica), and the Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) serves as a secondary host (Cramp 1985a).
		Cuckoos will parasitize other corvids, both in Europe (Cramp 1985a, Soler 1990) and in Africa (Jensen and Jensen 1969, Cramp 1985a), but their breeding success is generally greater when parasitizing magpies (Soler 1990).
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000BY2QS4?v=glance (419 words)

	Africa Tours and Adventures
		The Masai Mara lies in the Great Rift Valley, which is a fault line some 3,500 miles (5,600km) long, from Ethiopia's Red Sea through Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and into Mozambique.
		The waters of the great Ewaso Nyiro river draw wildlife in great numbers to its banks, creating an oasis of green.
		The Samburu culture is a truly fascinating one, sharing a great deal of ancestral and linguistic ties to the Maasai.
	www.greatadventuretrips.com /kenyaparks.htm (1808 words)

	The Ultimate Cuckoo Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		The Cuculidae or cuckoos are a family of near passerine birds, many of the Old World species of which are brood parasites, laying their eggs in the nests of birds of other species.
		The family also includes the American cuckoos, the roadrunners, the anis, and the coucals, none of which are brood parasites, building their own nests in trees or bushes.
		Cuckoo is also a name of the movie by Alexander Rogozhkin.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Cuckoo (277 words)

	Great Spotted Cuckoo, Clamator glandarius
		Kenya: Mostly absent from the coast and the eastern lowlands, elsewhere widespread but uncommon.
		A distinctive cuckoo of open woodland, scrub and cultivated country.
		Most birds seen in Kenya are migrants from the northern tropics between October and March but does breed in Kenya, using Pied Crows and Starlings that nest in holes in trees or in rocks as hosts.
	www.kenyabirds.org.uk /gscuckoo.htm (90 words)

	Oakland Zoo: Pied Crow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Both sexes help build the nest which is made of sticks and lined with rags, hair or any suitable soft material and placed either in trees or niches in rocks or on the cross supports of telephone poles.
		Lays 3 to 6 bluish green eggs which are spotted, blotched or streaked with olive brown or gray.
		Its nests are often parasitized by the Great Spotted Cuckoo.
	www.oaklandzoo.org /atoz/azpied.html (234 words)

	Casa Rosa Birding Locations
		It covers 60km of coast from Tavira in the east to Ancao in the west and comprises large areas of dunes and lagoons, channels and islands, saltpans, pools and river mouths.
		The Ria Formosa is of great importance for a wide range of breeding, passage and wintering birds.
		Another great birding trip is found just to the Northeast of Casa Rosa, drive almost to the Spanish border, it’s about a 30 minutes drive, then follow the N-122 North through the stunning scenery running parallel to the Rio Guadiana and be amazed by the diversity of bird species you will encounter.
	www.casarosa.net /locations.htm (2828 words)

	:::TURKISHBIRDING.COM::: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Eight participants from Canada, Great Britain, and USA contributed approximately 30,000 dollars to Turkey's economy and to the environmental programs of TEMA.
		This number, attained in approximately three weeks, constitutes 60% of all bird species ever recorded in Turkey and roughly 75% of non-vagrant bird species that are regularly seen in the country.
		The tour was widely covered in the Turkish press and the great success of the tour led Doga Dernegi, the Turkish partner of BirdLife International, to hire Soner Bekir to establish their non-profit birding division, whose proceeds will go to bird conservation programmes.
	www.turkishbirding.com /index.htm (285 words)

	0716 GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO (Clamator glandarius) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		WB HR One picked up dead at Shripney near Bognor Regis (WS) on 4 August was the 11th British record.
		An adult to the north of Shoreham Airport (WS) on 4 April remained to 1 May (Fairbank, R.J. Great Spotted Cuckoo at Shoreham Airport, April-May 1990.
		SxBR 43:89-91., Millington, R. Great Spotted Cuckoos in Spring 1990.
	www.sos.org.uk /species/0716greatspottedcuckoo.htm (67 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Cuckoo
		cuckoo CUCKOO [cuckoo] common name for members of the extensive avian family Cuculidae, including the ani and the roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus), widely distributed in temperate and tropical regions.
		Cuckoos are slender-bodied, long-tailed birds with medium to stout down-curved bills, pointed
		They include the rollers proper (subfamily Coraciinae) and ground rollers (subfamily Brachypteraciinae) of the family Coraciidae, as well as the monotypic cuckoo roller (Leptostomus
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Cuckoo (549 words)

	Cuckoo Sounds
		There are 77 audio clip matches for 'Cuckoo'.
		No, it's not the campers next door, it's the channel-billed cuckoo".
		An audio clip"A series of soft mellow cu-cu-cu-cu notes in groups of 2-5, all on the same pitch".
	www.junglewalk.com /sound/Cuckoos-sounds.htm (101 words)

	Kamusi - Search Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The results for 'cuckoo' are displayed below in alphabetical order, so please do not assume that the first entry you see is the best result.
		great spotted cuckoo, pl great spotted cuckoos { Swahili: kekeo madoa, pl kekeo madoa } [Terminology: ornithology]
		Klaas's cuckoo, pl Klaas's cuckoos { Swahili: kekeo shaba, pl kekeo shaba } [Terminology: ornithology]
	research.yale.edu /cgi-bin/swahili/lookup.cgi?Word=cuckoo&EngP=1 (678 words)

	Birding in Donana with Discovering Doñana Ltd
		On a first try at the north edge of the lagoon we spotted a White-headed Duck which despite of not being on the target list was a nice find.
		Then I stopped the car half way down to the south end and, without getting out of the land rover, we spotted the one we were after, two of them on one of the islands.
		A very small number of Great Spotted Cuckoo is reported every winter in the area, we have been lucky enough to see one of them today in Veta Zorrera fields.
	www.discoveringdonana.com (6165 words)

	WEENEN NATURE RESERVE
		Black Cuckoo, Redchested Cuckoo, Klaas's Cuckoo, Diederik Cuckoo, Emerald Cuckoo, Great Spotted Cuckoo, Striped Cuckoo, Jacobin Cuckoo, African Cuckoo, Orangebreasted Bush Shrike, Greyheaded Bush Shrike, Blackcrowned Tchagra, Threestreaked Tchagra, Southern Tchagra, Willow Warbler and Icterine Warbler.
		It is nice to get out of the vehicle at the Sanctuary picnic ground and there are always seedeaters on the ground, Titbabbler calling from the bush, Yellowthroated Sparrow and Scimitarbilled Woodhoopoe calling in the background.
		The Impofu walking trail goes past the dam and this is the best area for Great Spotted Cuckoo and Broadtailed Warbler has also been recorded here.
	www.sabirding.co.za /birdspot/040437.asp (658 words)

	040436
		Diederik Cuckoo, Klaas's Cuckoo, Black Cuckoo, Great Spotted Cuckoo, Jacobin Cuckoo, Striped Cuckoo, Redchested Cuckoo, African Cuckoo, Whitebacked Night Heron, Cape Vulture and Melodious Lark.
		There is a good network of dirt roads and one may only walk in the designated picnic or fishing spots.
		Spioenkop has eight species of cuckoo on its list, namely Diederik Cuckoo, Klaas's Cuckoo, Black Cuckoo, Redchested Cuckoo, Jacobin Cuckoo, African Cuckoo, Great Spotted Cuckoo and Striped Cuckoo.
	www.sabirding.co.za /birdspot/040436.asp (636 words)

	cuckoo on The Skateboard Directory
		The male cuckoo wrass (pictured right) is one of the...
		Cuckoo wrass live in a group consisting of...
		1996 , Sundance was born in 1996, and Cuckoo wandered in from the cold in 1987 *...
	skateboarddirectory.com /srch/?qt=cuckoo (513 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius ©Nigel Blake http://www.nigelblake.co.uk/
		They know the best spots, not just the ones that first time overseas visitors usually visit or that are on the normal birding trip itineraries.
		Each introduction carries the e-mail address of the contributor so that birders can get in touch with them if, for example, they are planning a trip [unless the contributor is unable to do this].
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/africa/somali_republic.html (315 words)

	Birding report for February 2006 courtesy of Graham Watson
		Swallowtail and Clouded Yellow butterflies were soon spotted amidst the hum of insects.
		Great and Little Grebes, large numbers of Coot and Moorhen.
		Great weather for the first three days then a bit grey but far better than anything back home!
	www.casarosa.net /Feb06.htm (1060 words)

	Endangered Cuckoo Spotted in Indonesia \| Great News Network
		An Indonesian and British surveying team released rare images of the short, brown fowl, which is marked with fl and green plumes.
		The images were captured with a sensor-triggered camera.
		Endangered Cuckoo Spotted in Indonesia Scientists trying to photograph wild tigers deep in the Indonesian jungle captured a glimpse of another endangered species instead - the Sumatran ground cuckoo.
	www.greatnewsnetwork.org /index.php/news/article/endangered_cuckoo_spotted_in_indonesia/?source=rss (209 words)

	The Argus Forums - Great Spotted Cuckoo
		Posted - 06/04/2005 : 6:36:13 PM Great Spotted Cuckoo at Brooklands, east Worthing, unless the twitchers have frightened it away.
		I think it was a cuckoo anyway, it had red bits underneath, was quite big, and wasn't a robin, if that helps.
		There was a cuckoo type of bird on West Hill this afternoon.
	forums.thisisbrightonandhove.co.uk /topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2876 (812 words)

	Languedoc-Rousillion
		Although we have birded a lot it was not an extreme rush and tick trip because we have a lot of time so everyone could also relax a bit and almost every day we have a nice and long picnic outdoors at mid-day.
		After short search one distant bird was spotted on the top of the rock.
		Willy had a breeding Blue Rock Thrushes (Monticola solitarius) on his house almost every year but unfortunately this year the birds chose their nesting place on other house in the village (we saw this bird some days later).
	www.geocities.com /widmobrockenu/LRreport.html (4137 words)

	317. GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO
		I ran all the way from the car park to the area where some 4 people including Nick Hopper were standing.
		I had just missed the bird but unbelievably I got another chance and managed to see the Great Spotted Cuckoo sitting briefly on top of some Gorse before it flew off being harassed by a Crow turning briefly to fly back and then fly off over the bank not to be seen again.
		I was the 8th and last birder to see it during it’s brief stay.
	journals.aol.com /crossmik4/UKList/entries/2005/12/09/317.-great-spotted-cuckoo/557 (299 words)

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