Common cuckoo Common cuckoo The common cuckoo ("Cuculus canorus") is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, "Cuculiformes", which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals. This species is a widespread summer migrant to Europe and Asia, and winters in Africa. It is a brood parasite, which means it lays eggs in the nests of other bird species, particularly of dunnocks, meadow pipits, and reed warblers. Although its eggs are larger than those of its hosts, the eggs in each type of host nest resemble the host's eggs. The adult too is a mimic, in its case of the sparrowhawk;
Sunda cuckoo Sunda cuckoo The Sunda cuckoo or Sunda lesser cuckoo ("Cuculus lepidus") is a South-east Asian bird belonging to the genus "Cuculus" in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. It was formerly classified with the Himalayan cuckoo ("C. saturatus") and Oriental cuckoo ("C. optatus") in a single species, "C. saturatus", but is now often regarded as a separate species based on differences in voice, size and plumage. It is 29–30 cm long. The upperparts, throat and upper breast are dark grey. The rest of the underparts are buff with black bars. The tail is blackish with white spots. The female also occurs in