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

As the title suggests, the species has a lot in common with the "common cuckoo." König is a passionate ornithologist and a big fan of this particular bird. As he drives Gretchen to his villa ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today designated 298,845 acres in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Texas and Utah as critical habitat for the western yellow-billed cuckoo. “We’re ...

They say birds of a feather flock together, but what are the chances of a robin and cuckoo sharing a bit of lunch? Well, County Donegal woman Maureen Carr captured the moment a red-breasted bird ...

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 ...