Common Cuckoo

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q18845
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Common Cuckoo received Bird of the Year, Bird of the Year, and Bird of the Year.[1][2]

Common Cuckoo

Summary

Common Cuckoo is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.4% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,613 views/month, #790 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Common Cuckoo received the Bird of the Year[3].
  • Common Cuckoo received the Bird of the Year[4].
  • Common Cuckoo received the Bird of the Year[5].
  • Common Cuckoo's instance of is recorded as taxon[6].
  • Common Cuckoo is classified at the rank of species[7].
  • Common Cuckoo's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[8].
  • Common Cuckoo belongs to the parent taxon Cuculus[9].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Common Cuckoo is Cuculus canorus[10].
  • Common Cuckoo's Commons category is recorded as Cuculus canorus[11].
  • Common Cuckoo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cuculus canorus[12].
  • Common Cuckoo's Commons gallery is recorded as Cuculus canorus[13].
  • Common Cuckoo's main food source is recorded as insect[14].
  • Common Cuckoo's main food source is recorded as caterpillar[15].
  • Common Cuckoo's main food source is recorded as egg as food[16].
  • Common Cuckoo's main food source is recorded as chick[17].
  • Common Cuckoo's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[18].
  • Common Cuckoo's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[19].
  • Common Cuckoo's has characteristic is recorded as brood parasitism[20].
  • Common Cuckoo's has characteristic is recorded as carnivore[21].
  • Common Cuckoo's has characteristic is recorded as oviparity[22].
  • Common Cuckoo's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. canorus'}[23].
  • Common Cuckoo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Cuckoo'}[24].
  • Common Cuckoo is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kuckuck'}[25].
  • Common Cuckoo is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Coucou gris'}[26].
  • Common Cuckoo is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cuco común'}[27].

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Classification

Common Cuckoo's scientific name is Cuculus canorus[10]. It is classified at the rank of species[7]. It is classified within Cuculus[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[24], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kuckuck'}[25], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Coucou gris'}[26], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cuco común'}[27], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Cuculo'}[28], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Кукушка'}[29].

Identifiers

Common Cuckoo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 55661[30]. Common Cuckoo's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510716[31]. Common Cuckoo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5231918[32]. Common Cuckoo's ITIS TSN is recorded as 177822[33].

Why It Matters

Common Cuckoo ranks in the top 0.4% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,613 views/month, #790 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Common Cuckoo receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year[3], Bird of the Year[4], and Bird of the Year[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . birdlife.cz. Retrieved . birdlife.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . nabu.de. Retrieved . nabu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [33] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . wikidata.org.
  13. [32] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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