In her new book about cuckoos, Cynthia Chris details the extensive history of everyone's favorite feathery brood parasite.

In fact, these birds are so infamous for this sneaky practice that cuckoo is actually the root for the word “cuckold.” ...

the Emerald Cuckoo is a rare bird. Additionally, the Blue-throated Bee-eater, often hailed as "China's most beautiful bird", has been spotted in large numbers in the Wanlv Lake area, where they ...

When the cuckoo chick hatches ... a retired photo editor who’s an avid wildlife photographer, observed the birds’ behavior in 2014 in Amsterdam, where she lives. “The poor warbler almost ...

The yellow-billed cuckoo is sometimes called the "rain crow" because its song is often heard just before thunderstorms or summer showers. But this rare bird raises its voice less and less often in ...

Generally shy and elusive, the yellow-billed cuckoo can be easily overlooked. Its calls are usually loud and often provide the best evidence to the presence of the bird. It favors eating ...

Until recently, the yellow-billed cuckoo bird hadn't been seen in Arizona since the 1970s. Due in part to a less-than-ideal ...