(Phys.org) —William Feeney and Naomi Langmore, researchers with Australia's Research School of Biology, have found that fairy-wrens learn to distrust cuckoos by watching other nearby fairy-wrens react ...

Brood parasites like the cuckoo lay eggs in other species' nests to avoid parenting duties. Birds like the Asian Koel have evolved eggs that perfectly mimic their host's eggs. Cuckoo and honeyguide ...

Most parents are security conscious but Australian superb fairy-wrens take it to another level. They have no choice: fairy-wren mothers often have their nests hijacked by Horsfield’s bronze ...

The reproductive behavior of the Common Cuckoo is reflected in the word "cuckold." This derogatory term, so common in Shakespeare's writings, refers to a man whose wife has been unfaithful, leading to ...

Many cuckoos like to outsource their parenting. These medium-sized birds lay their eggs in the nests of other bird species, tricking the unsuspecting hosts into raising their chicks. In some cuckoo ...

Little Swamp Sanctuary may have a depth of water ranging from two to eight feet in the spring, but shrink to areas of dark muck soil along the edges and a lower water table in the dry parts of the ...

The incidence of Cuckoo Cuculus canorus parasitism among complete clutches of Rufous Bush Chat Cercotrichas galactotes in an area of southwestern Spain was 27.6% (N=29) and 27.3% (N=44) in two ...