Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Common Cuckoo, a reference photo — Photo: Andy Morffew from Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, UK · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

The cuckoo, common cuckoo, European cuckoo or Eurasian cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes, which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Common Cuckoo being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Cuculus optatus
Cuculus poliocephalus
Cuculus saturatus
Cuculus gularis
Cuculus rochii

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Cuculus
Species: Cuculus canorus

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