Common Cuckoo Sound

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The invention of the cuckoo clock is attributed to German clockmaker Franz Ketterer, who attempted to recreate the crow of a rooster in his clocks at the start of the 18th century. In fact, his system of bellows and whistles that produced two different notes actually imitated the call of the common cuckoo.
The Common Cuckoo or Eurasian Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is a usually summer migrant to Europe and Asia, and winters in Africa. Found in woodland, heathland, farmland with hedges, marshes with scattered bushes. "COO-koo" song (like a cuckoo clock ) often given from open perch. Note long wings and tail, barred belly, rather small bill. Flight direct and often low, suggesting a hawk or falcon. Extremely similar in appearance to various other Cuculus cuckoos across its range; note the combination of white vent, staring yellow irises, and overall large size. It is a brood parasite and lays eggs in nests of other birds, particularly pipits and reed warblers, which raise the young cuckoos.
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