Talk:Cuckoo

Cuckholdry

there should be a least one mention of the behaviour in humans that was named after these birds. there's already mention to another linguistic derivative in the Brood Parasite section, could work there

Pictures

For anyone who wants them: Pallid Cuckoo pictures:

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These are an appropriate size for taxoboxes, if you want larger versions, sing out. Tannin

Also, a Fan-tailed Cuckoo. <Image deleted>

Tannin 11:30, 18 Sep 2003 (UTC)

Could it be made explicit as to whether the European common cuckoo is the only species that lays eggs in another bird's nest? Thanks 20:27, 1 May 2005 (UTC)

It's definitely not. Oriental Cuckoo, Great Spotted Cuckoo and others are nest parasites, but I don't have a defititive list. Other birds, apart from cuckoos, also do this (like the cowbirds). jimfbleak 05:25, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

Citation

You guys may be interested to know that the introduction to this article appeared in big letters on a poster at Microsoft Research's annual company-internal expo event, TechFest. It was in reference to a paper about cuckoo hashing, an algorithm called such after the cuckoo's eviction of other birds. Deco 18:51, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

I would like to point out that two sections in the main article that point to ref#18. This newspaper article does not include the cited material you mention.MD 07:34, 3 June 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mirimar (talk • contribs)

Cukoo

Hasn't it also been spelled "cukoo" or "cookoo"? The way it's spelled looks like kuk-oo

Cuckoo in Culture?

He's probably been the subject of more poems, odes, songs, and rhymes than any other bird in European culture at least.

It has indeed, and I'll be sure to add something about that during my expansion. Sabine's Sunbird talk 23:31, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Mistake or not?

"...and most other American cuckoos, build their own nests, although a large minority engage in brood parasitism..."

I don't have a vast knowledge of English, but that seems like a mistake to me. Can anybody confirm this or correct me? --Wes (talk) 22:11, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

It means "More don't parasatise than do, but there is a seizable number do. If 60% don't and 40% do, then a sizeable minority do. If 95% don't and 5% do, a small minority do. Sabine's Sunbird talk 23:03, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Yeah after a little more thought it makes perfect sense. Still sounds a bit off at first read, but like I said, I'm not the best at English reading/speaking. :) Thanks. --Wes (talk) 14:10, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

British Cuckoo Migration to Africa

Adding this here for reference of knowledgeable editors for inclusion in article if appropriate."no one had any idea where British cuckoos spend their winter." Apparently in "– the Congo river basin."

MICHAEL MCCARTHY http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/extraordinary-rendezvous-of-the-migrating-cuckoos-6281525.html "Extraordinary rendezvous of the migrating cuckoos" 26 DECEMBER 2011, The Independent. Retrieved 29 DECEMBER 2011

--220 of ^Borg 04:56, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

Other "cuckooing" animals

I just stumbled on the "Cuckoo Bumblebee" (Psithyrus) and wondered how one might find other animals displaying this specific kind of parasitism. Since at least that particular bumblebee would be named after the cuckoo, and the cuckoo generally makes a good metaphor for everyday life (e.g., Cuckolding), I think that this page should be a good entry point to find those animals. Cheers! 82.131.18.75 (talk) 14:14, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

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Cuckoo clocks

Is the cuckoo clock a significant aspect of cuckoos in human culture? T g7 (talk) 04:53, 17 April 2025 (UTC)