Common cuckoo / Kuckuck (Cuculus canorus)

Kuckuck beim La Sauge Restaurant - eine Seltenheit. 2026-05-24 19:07:21 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge

Observations

First documented observation: 2021-05-04 in Flachsee am Reuss. Most recent observation: 2026-05-24 in Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge.

Description

Classification: Genus Cuculus (Cuculus); Family Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL V
Etymology: Auch in vielen anderen Sprachen, wie im Französischen (Coucou), Italienischen (cucú), Spanischen (cuco, manchmal cuclillo), Russischen (Kukuschka), Griechisch (koukoula), Englischen (Cuckoo), Polnischen (Kukułka), Ungarischen (kakukk) und Lateinischen (cuculus) wurde der Ruf lautmalerisch in seinen Namen integriert. [Link]
[2][3] The cuckoo family gets its common name and genus name by onomatopoeia for the call of the male common cuckoo. [Link]
Geography: A common migratory bird across most of Europe and Asia, it regularly strays to the western Alaskan islands in late spring and early summer. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 04-01 - 10-07
Breeding: 05-01 - 07-20
Migration in: 04-01 - 05-31
Migration out: 07-10 - 10-07
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=32-34 cm, wingspan=55-60 cm, weight=95-140 g
Habitats: Forest

Vocalisation

Song: Two-noter
Song: Männchen: Unverwechselbarer Ruf. Weibchen: im Frühling eine kichernde Rufreihe, [Link]
Song: the well known disyllabic "cuck-coo" with emphasis on first note, and the second note a third lower than the first one. Also a harsh "tchaa tchaa", and a bubbly trill, reminiscent of Little Grebe, uttered by the female. [Link] Song attributes: Melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: 0-1 KHz