What does a cuckoo look like? (Photo description)

Cuckoo (cuckoo) has a light grayish brown forehead, a dark silvery gray head, a pillow to the back of the neck, a dark gray back, a blue-gray waist and tail, a dark brown tail feather in the center, and a brown feather axis, with white spots on both sides of the feather axis, which are mostly distributed in pairs.

There is a white apex at the end, and the tail feathers on both sides are light black and brown. There are also white spots on both sides of the feather shaft, and the white spots are larger. There are also a series of white spots and white tail spots on the inner edge. The wings are covered with dark gray on the inside and dark brown feathers and flying feathers on the outside.

The head, neck, back and wings of young birds are all dark brown, and each feather has a white end edge, forming scaly spots. The head, neck and upper back are thin, while the lower back and wings are wide.

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Living habits

Mainly summer migratory birds and some tourists. Move in April-May in spring, and move in September -65438+ 10.

Sexual loneliness, often alone activities. Fast and powerful flight, usually in a straight line. When flying, the wings vibrate greatly, but there is no sound. During the breeding period, I like singing, and I often stand on the top branches of trees and sing endlessly.

Sometimes at night, they will sing or sing while flying, and their calls are harsh and loud. You can hear its "goo goo" rough monotonous sound from a distance, which can be repeated 20 times per minute. It's loud, and the second sound is a beep, like "KUK District".

Mainly Dendrolimus punctatus and gypsy moth? , pine needle moth and other Lepidoptera larvae. They also eat locusts, walking beetles, kowtowing insects, bees and other insects.

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