Interesting facts about cuckoo - Olpik

Interesting and surprising facts about the melodious cuckoo

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19. Feb 2023
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Interesting facts about cuckoo - Olpik

A bird with a melodious voice, whose voice is so magical that hearing its voice casts a spell on man. There is so much peace in his voice that an atmosphere of peace is felt everywhere. This heart-touching voice is from the beautiful and small cuckoo bird. This mesmerizing bird is black in color. It is about the same size as a crow but is thinner than crow. If you're ever walking past a tree in a park, garden, or forest, and you hear the heart-warming sound of a cuckoo, it makes you look up or around the tree. And your eyes want to see this bird with a beautiful voice, but this bird is rarely seen because it is often hidden in the leaves of the tree.

If you are also crazy about this charming sound, then this article is definitely going to be very interesting for you as it contains information about cuckoo that not many people know. Surely you will also enjoy reading this article. So without wasting time let's know the things about this beautiful sounding bird that will increase our information about this bird.

 

Cuckoo's  real home

The life span of this small and cute bird is about 10 to 15 years. It travels thousands of miles in its short life. There are many species of cuckoo all over the world but only a few species are found in Pakistan. The original home of the cuckoo is said to be Africa because most of its species are found there.

A cuckoo does not build its own nest

Cuckoo is among the birds in the world that do not build their own nests for living, but it would not be wrong to say that it is the only bird that does not build its own nest but uses the nests of other birds for various purposes. It should also be clarified here that cuckoo eggs are similar to crow eggs but smaller in size than crow eggs. And secondly, cuckoo eggs are laid between April to August. And crows also lay eggs at the same time, that's why crows can't tell the difference between their eggs and those of the cuckoo, so the cuckoo uses the crow's nest to lay its eggs. Of course, it will be surprising to you that the cuckoo rears its young in the crow's nest. . It should also be clarified here that crows build nests, but they have this characteristic that after leaving their nests, they often go to the vicinity of human populations or in human populations. And cuckoos raise their young in crows' nests.

The secret of the melodious voice of the cuckoo

You must have heard the melodious and mesmerizing sound of the cuckoo early in the morning. Did you know that this is the sound of a male cuckoo? The voice of the female cuckoo is not so melodious. This feature is in the voice of the male cuckoo which is meant to attract the female cuckoo. Let us also mention here that there is a significant difference in the habits of male and female cuckoos. The male cuckoo makes a heart-wrenching sound to attract the female cuckoo, and the female cuckoo is attracted.

Cuckoo diet

Cuckoo has a very high taste in terms of taste as it eats sweet and soft fruits like figs and bananas etc. But apart from this, it is also surprising that it eats the eggs of other birds.

A cuckoo's abode

You have often heard the cuckoo but rarely seen it because it is a bird that does not come to the ground and does not build its nest, so it spends its whole life in the trees, but only it uses the nests of other birds for few purposes.

The cuckoo is a nomadic bird

If it is said about the cuckoo that it is a nomadic bird, then it is quite correct, because firstly, this small bird does not build its own nest, but uses the nests of other birds, and secondly, it is a source of food. Travels thousands of miles in search and to escape the rigors of the weather. This little bird comes after a long journey from Europe to Africa and starts its return journey again at the beginning of winter. Of course, everyone will be surprised to know that this tiny little bird travels about 10,000 miles every year.

A reduction in cuckoo breeding

The beautiful and melodious cuckoo was once the soul of parks, gardens, forests and villages. After every few minutes this sound used to Squirting in the ears but unfortunately, now this sound is rarely heard due to environmental changes. Due to these environmental changes, the cuckoo species are becoming very rare. According to a study, in five years, their number halved. The sweet sound of a rare bird like the cuckoo used to soothe our environment as well as our soul, but now our ears yearn to hear that sound and that's only because their generation is few and far between.

 

What do you think of these interesting facts about cuckoo? Did you know that this mesmerizing voice is made by the male cuckoo? How did you feel about learning these things about cuckoo? Will definitely tell by commenting in the comment section.

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