Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Order

CUCULIFORMES

Family

Cuckoos and Roadrunners (Cuculidae)

Code 4

COCU

Code 6

CUCCAN

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Curved (up or down)
Eye Color: Dark brown to brown-black.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Gray
Forehead Color: Gray
Nape Color: Gray
Throat Color: Pale Gray
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 32-37 cm (12.5-14.5 in)
Weight: 113 g (4 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: Gray
Underparts: Pale gray with narrow dark gray bars.
Upperparts: Gray
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Barred or banded
Breast Pattern: Barred or banded

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Distinctive low-wing flight. Wings are barely raised above horizontal plane and depressed far below the body at the bottom of the downstroke.
Wingspan Range: 71-76 cm (28-30 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid with white edging.
Upper Tail: Dark Gray
Under Tail: Pale Gray
Leg Color: Yellow

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