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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Order
CUCULIFORMES
Family
Cuckoos, Roadrunners and Anis (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
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BODY
Length Range:
32-37 cm (12.5-14.5 in)
Weight:
113 g (4 oz)
Size:
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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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X