Listen to the black cuckoo
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About the black cuckoo
The black cuckoo is a bird in the family Cuculidae (order Cuculiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 86 g.
What does the black cuckoo sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
From Wikipedia
The black cuckoo (Cuculus clamosus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. The species is distributed widely across sub-Saharan Africa. There are two subspecies. This cuckoo has a very wide range and is quite common so it is classified as a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Related birds in the genus Cuculus
More from the family Cuculidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a black cuckoo sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the black cuckoo on this page. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the black cuckoo endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the black cuckoo as “least concern”.
What family does the black cuckoo belong to?
The black cuckoo (Cuculus clamosus) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.
Sources & credits
- Black Cuckoo (Cuculus clamosus) (022A-WA03044X0014-0013M0) – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q998279 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Black cuckoo – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Alan Manson – CC BY-SA 2.0