Chaos erupts in this Greater Coucal nest in Thailand! This isn't a peaceful mealtime; it's an all-out war for food. See how the parent bird struggles to distribute meals while the hungry...

When she’s ready to lay an egg, a female Cuculus canorus swoops to the unattended nest of a smaller species. She then swallows one of the eggs that’s been laid there and lays one of her …

Greater Coucal Caring for Newborn Chicks in Nest..

Apr 18, 2019 · This rate was similar to that of chicks in parasitized nests that kept their cuckoos. But among nests whose cuckoo chicks were removed, only about 30 percent succeeded.

Jan 28, 2024 · Host defenses include rejecting foreign eggs from their nests, mobbing adult cuckoos to drive them away, and attacking cuckoo chicks if they do hatch in the nest.

Feb 23, 2022 · And unlike most of the other coucals, the black coucal is polyandrous – the females defend territories by singing, mate with and maintain a harem of up to five males, and …

May 21, 2023 · There is a video of a kestrel feeding the smallest of her chicks (for that brood) to its siblings. While it was still alive and visibly struggling/in pain. I heard that this is where the …

May 30, 2024 · Soon after hatching, the cuckoo evicts the host eggs or chicks from the nest to become the sole occupant.

Jul 2, 2020 · Here is a link to our Opus article for this species and it lists most of what they eat. I'll do some research and see if what is fed to the nestlings is any different. I hope you can get …

Some species, such as the pheasant coucal Centropus phasianinus, larger coucal C. sinensis, and Madagascar coucal C. toulou, make an open nest occasionally, whereas others always …