The Cuckoo's calling + other birds call


Male and Female Cuckoo Call
15.11.21_17.46

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Strange_MaleCuckooCall_17.4.22_2.53 AM
Mulund, Mumbai

Breaking News
I heard a new bird call
I saw a blue bird sitting on a tree and guess which bird it was?
It’s the

White-throated kingfisher!
8.21 am, 8.9.22, Mulund, Mumbai

Sparrows Feeding on Rice Grains

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Sparrows Drinking Water and Feeding on Rice Grains :ear_of_rice::rice:
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Do you think sparrow’s are on the verge of becoming extinct?
Lets start a different thread for sparrow and different topics @Priti_Kanade

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Yes
I’ll make a new thread for sparrows

Male Cuckoo Call 14.11.22_6.11

How are we sure this is male cuckoo calling? Any reference?
Please give example of Female cuckoo calls. @Priti_Kanade

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MaleCuckooCalling_31.1.23_6.52

MaleCuckooCall_9.2.23_6.42
Cuckoo woke up little early than it did in winters (Dec Jan)!
Sign of Summer approaching…

Cuckoo waking up early in Summer Season :sunrise:

MaleCuckooCall_13.3.23_6.29

(Audio uploaded on kobo)

Female and Male Cuckoo
19.3.23
Mulund, Mumbai

Female Cuckoo
19.3.23
Mulund, Mumbai

Male and Female Cuckoo Calls
(Uploaded on Kobo)
12:12 pm, 19.3.23
Mumbai

1 Female, 3 Male Cuckoos
12.28 pm, 19.3.23
Mulund, Mumbai

The 4 cuckoos stayed quiet long on the tree
A bulbul was hovering around all of them for sometime after which Male Cuckoo came near Female Cuckoo for discussion

Hey Folks,
I got to capture 3 types of Cuckoo Call along with video of Male Cuckoo!!!

  1. Male Cuckoo Call with similar frequency doing
    Cu-Cu-Cu

  2. Male Cuckoo Call with Pitch increasing slowly
    Cooo-CuCuckooo…

  3. Female Cuckoo Call and the video shows Male Cuckoo flying in the direction of Female Cuckoo call
    Kwi-Ki-Ki

Click on the links given in the post to view each of them

  1. Male Cuckoo Call - YouTube

Male Cuckoo Call
15:43, 26.3.23

  1. Male Cuckoo Call Pitch Increasing - YouTube

Male Cuckoo Call
Pitch Increasing Slowly
15:47, 26.3.23

  1. Male Cuckoo Following Female Cuckoo Call - YouTube

Male Cuckoo
Following
Female Cuckoo Call
17:39, 26.3.23
(Note: Correction in Video wrt time)
Priti K, Mumbai

Compiled Crow Nesting Story 2023

Male Cuckoo call beside Female Cuckoo on Valentine’s Day :love_letter:
2 video links:


Bulbul
12.1.25
Mulund, Mumbai

4.4.25_Male and Female Cuckoo Calling with crow call in background

2.4.25_Male and Female Cuckoo Calling

5.4.25_15.50_Male Cuckoo & Crow Call in background
Mulund, Mumbai

3.5.25 @18.39 Male Cuckoo Call at Daman

3.5.25 @18.46 Male Cuckoo Call at Daman

  1. What does cuckoo do when crow population is low in vicinity?
  2. Which are the other hosts of cuckoo apart from crows?
  3. How to identify them?
  4. How does cuckoo trick different birds to host their egg?
  5. Why cuckoo never builds nest?