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... cuckoos to the sparrowhawk and shikra frighten other birds from their nests , allowing the cuckoos to deposit their eggs in them . common cuckoo Cuculus canorus shikra Accipiter badius whydah nestling Painting by C. Olsen based on ...
... cuckoos to the sparrowhawk and shikra frighten other birds from their nests , allowing the cuckoos to deposit their eggs in them . common cuckoo Cuculus canorus shikra Accipiter badius whydah nestling Painting by C. Olsen based on ...
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... Cuckoos . The European cuckoo ( Cuculus canorus ) is a brood parasite ; i.e. , it lays its eggs in the nests of other birds , which act as foster parents for the young cuckoos . The most frequent foster parents are various species of ...
... Cuckoos . The European cuckoo ( Cuculus canorus ) is a brood parasite ; i.e. , it lays its eggs in the nests of other birds , which act as foster parents for the young cuckoos . The most frequent foster parents are various species of ...
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... cuckoos , the more certain it is that it will lose its own young , because they are killed off by the young cuckoo . Parasites that are too successful , therefore , harm themselves , for each female cuckoo needs several nests of the ...
... cuckoos , the more certain it is that it will lose its own young , because they are killed off by the young cuckoo . Parasites that are too successful , therefore , harm themselves , for each female cuckoo needs several nests of the ...
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