Great spotted cuckoo
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The great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals.
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Great spotted cuckoo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cuculiformes |
Family: | Cuculidae |
Genus: | Clamator |
Species: | C. glandarius |
Binomial name | |
Clamator glandarius | |
Range of C. glandarius Breeding Resident Non-breeding | |
Synonyms | |
Cuculus glandarius Linnaeus, 1758 |
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It is widely spread throughout Africa and the Mediterranean Basin. It is a brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of corvids, in particular the Eurasian magpie.