Cuculiformes · Cuculidae
Common cuckoo
Cuculus canorus Linnaeus, 1758
Easier to hear than to see. Grey and long-tailed with a barred breast, it recalls a small hawk.
Data
- Length
- 32–36 cm
- Wingspan
- 54–60 cm
- Weight
- 100–130 g
- Global IUCN
- Least concern (LC)
- Protection in Spain
- Special protection
Approximate measurements.
Curiosity
The female lays her eggs in other species' nests, whose owners rear the chick as their own.
Records by month
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88,624 records in Spain
Where it has been recorded
Communities with enough GBIF records: these show observations, not breeding ranges.
Castile and LeónExtremaduraCataloniaAndalusiaAragonCommunity of MadridGaliciaCastilla-La ManchaValencian CommunityBasque CountryNavarreAsturiasRegion of MurciaCantabriaLa RiojaBalearic IslandsCanary IslandsCeuta