Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Also known as: European Cuckoo

33 cm (13") Eurasian species. Rare visitor to Aleutians and Pribilofs.

Resembles Oriental Cuckoo. Grayish above; light below. Long tail. Heavily barred across lower breast and belly. A rusty-brown hepatic phase has barring above and below.

In flight; resembles a small falcon.

Song: "cuc-oo".

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