Common cuckoo
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The Common cuckoo is a widespread Eurasian bird species best known for its distinctive “cuckoo” call and its brood-parasitic habit of laying eggs in the nests of other bird species.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Common cuckoo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11370282 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Common cuckoo Context triple: [Cuculidae, notableSpecies, Common cuckoo]
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Alcedo atthis
Alcedo atthis, commonly known as the common kingfisher, is a small, brightly colored river bird found across Europe, Asia, and North Africa, renowned for its vivid blue and orange plumage and expert fishing skills.
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Eurasian blackbird
The Eurasian blackbird is a common European thrush species known for the male’s glossy black plumage, bright yellow bill, and rich, melodious song.
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Alauda arvensis
Alauda arvensis, commonly known as the Eurasian skylark, is a small passerine bird famed for its soaring song flights across open farmland and grasslands in Europe and parts of Asia.
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Streptopelia turtur
Streptopelia turtur, commonly known as the European turtle dove, is a small migratory dove species native to Europe, North Africa, and western Asia, noted for its gentle purring call and distinctive mottled plumage.
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Lanius collurio
Lanius collurio, commonly known as the red-backed shrike, is a small migratory passerine bird recognized for its distinctive mask-like facial markings and habit of impaling prey on thorns.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Common cuckoo Target entity description: The Common cuckoo is a widespread Eurasian bird species best known for its distinctive “cuckoo” call and its brood-parasitic habit of laying eggs in the nests of other bird species.
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A.
Alcedo atthis
Alcedo atthis, commonly known as the common kingfisher, is a small, brightly colored river bird found across Europe, Asia, and North Africa, renowned for its vivid blue and orange plumage and expert fishing skills.
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B.
Eurasian blackbird
The Eurasian blackbird is a common European thrush species known for the male’s glossy black plumage, bright yellow bill, and rich, melodious song.
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C.
Alauda arvensis
Alauda arvensis, commonly known as the Eurasian skylark, is a small passerine bird famed for its soaring song flights across open farmland and grasslands in Europe and parts of Asia.
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D.
Streptopelia turtur
Streptopelia turtur, commonly known as the European turtle dove, is a small migratory dove species native to Europe, North Africa, and western Asia, noted for its gentle purring call and distinctive mottled plumage.
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Lanius collurio
Lanius collurio, commonly known as the red-backed shrike, is a small migratory passerine bird recognized for its distinctive mask-like facial markings and habit of impaling prey on thorns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
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brood parasite ⓘ cuckoo ⓘ |
| averageLength | about 32–34 cm ⓘ |
| binomialName | Cuculus canorus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
temperate Asia
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temperate Europe ⓘ |
| breedingSeasonStart | spring ⓘ |
| chickBehavior | ejects host eggs and chicks from nest ⓘ |
| clutchSize | one egg per host nest ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | harbinger of spring in Europe ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
caterpillars
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hairy caterpillars avoided by many birds ⓘ insects ⓘ |
| eggMimicry | host egg color and pattern ⓘ |
| featuredIn | European folklore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
farmland with hedgerows
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marshes and reedbeds ⓘ moorland ⓘ open woodland ⓘ |
| hostSpeciesCount | over 100 passerine species ⓘ |
| iucnStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| iucnStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laysEggsInNestsOf |
dunnock
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meadow pipit NERFINISHED ⓘ reed warbler ⓘ robin ⓘ wagtail ⓘ |
| migrationBehavior | long-distance migrant ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Asia
NERFINISHED
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Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBehavior | removal of host eggs by female ⓘ |
| onomatopoeicNameIn | English ⓘ |
| onomatopoeicNameRefersTo | male’s cuck-oo call ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Cuculidae
NERFINISHED
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Cuculus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plumage |
barred white underparts
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grey upperparts and head in typical morph ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | obligate brood parasitism ⓘ |
| resembles | sparrowhawk in flight silhouette ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | females may show rufous (hepatic) morph ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| vocalization | two-note cuck-oo call ⓘ |
| vocalizationSex | male gives characteristic cuckoo call ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 55–60 cm ⓘ |
| winteringRange |
South Asia
NERFINISHED
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sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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Subject: Common cuckoo Description of subject: The Common cuckoo is a widespread Eurasian bird species best known for its distinctive “cuckoo” call and its brood-parasitic habit of laying eggs in the nests of other bird species.
Referenced by (1)
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