Cuculus

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Cuculus is a genus of cuckoos best known for species like the common cuckoo, many of which are brood parasites that lay their eggs in the nests of other birds.

All labels observed (17)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
broodParasitismTargets small passerine birds ⓘ
chickBehavior chicks of many species eject host eggs or chicks from nest ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName cuckoos ⓘ
commonNameOfSpecies Cuculus canorus – common cuckoo ⓘ
linked to: Common cuckoo
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
diet insectivorous ⓘ
distribution Africa ⓘ
Australasia ⓘ
linked to: Oceania

Eurasia ⓘ
Madagascar ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
eggAdaptation eggs often mimic host eggs in color and pattern ⓘ
etymology Latin word for cuckoo ⓘ
family Cuculidae ⓘ
hasSpecies Cuculus bocki ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus

Cuculus canorus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus

Cuculus clamosus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus

Cuculus crassirostris ⓘ
Cuculus crassus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus

Cuculus gularis ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus

Cuculus lepidus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus

Cuculus micropterus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus

Cuculus optatus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus

Cuculus pectoralis ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus

Cuculus poliocephalus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus

Cuculus rochii ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus

Cuculus rostratus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus

Cuculus saturatus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus

Cuculus solitarius ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus

Cuculus sparverioides ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus

Cuculus vagans ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
languageOfName Latin ⓘ
notableFor brood parasitism ⓘ
notableSpecies Cuculus canorus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus
order Cuculiformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Cuculidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction eggs laid in nests of other bird species ⓘ
reproductiveStrategy obligate brood parasitism in many species ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typeSpecies Cuculus canorus ⓘ
typicalHabitat forests ⓘ
open countryside with trees ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
yearDescribed 1758 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cuculiformes → notableGenus → Cuculus ⓘ
Cuculus → hasSpecies → Cuculus canorus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus
Cuculus → hasSpecies → Cuculus poliocephalus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus
Cuculus → hasSpecies → Cuculus saturatus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus
Cuculus → hasSpecies → Cuculus optatus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus
Cuculus → hasSpecies → Cuculus micropterus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus
Cuculus → hasSpecies → Cuculus lepidus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus
Cuculus → hasSpecies → Cuculus rochii ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus
Cuculus → hasSpecies → Cuculus clamosus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus
Cuculus → hasSpecies → Cuculus gularis ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus
Cuculus → hasSpecies → Cuculus vagans ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus
Cuculus → hasSpecies → Cuculus solitarius ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus
Cuculus → hasSpecies → Cuculus sparverioides ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus
Cuculus → hasSpecies → Cuculus bocki ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus
Cuculus → hasSpecies → Cuculus pectoralis ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus
Cuculus → hasSpecies → Cuculus crassus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus
Cuculus → hasSpecies → Cuculus rostratus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus
Cuculus → notableSpecies → Cuculus canorus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus
Common cuckoo → parentTaxon → Cuculus ⓘ
Common cuckoo → binomialName → Cuculus canorus ⓘ
linked to: Cuculus