Does a cuckoo know it's a cuckoo? The answer is more difficult than you might think, explains Richard Pallardy ...

More than 20 species of bird around the world use a similar “whining” alarm call to warn birds like cuckoos are around. The call seems to be understood across species, and its specific use hints at ...

A common cuckoo calls from deep within the trees, its presence felt but never seen. Its song carries across the landscape—a familiar sound of spring. This recording captures the essence of the bird ...