In everyday comparisons and metaphors the vulture, falcon, raven, swallow, crow, rooster, hen, peacock, duck, goose, parrot, pheasant, nightingale, little owl and, of course, the cuckoo’s egg are frequently featured.
V vsakdanjih primerjavah in prispodobah so pogosti tudi jastreb, sokol, krokar, lastovka, vrana, petelin, kokoš, pav, raca, gos, papiga, fazan, slavček, čuk in seveda kukavičje jajce.