The bird in the image is a Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). Key identifying features: Grayish head and upperparts White underparts with dark horizontal barring Long tail with white spots Yellow eye-ring and legs Seen holding a red berry in its beak The Common Cuckoo is well known for its distinctive call and for laying its eggs in the nests of other birds (brood parasitism). It breeds in Europe and Asia and migrates to Africa for the winter. #hilightseveryonefollowers2025 #viralvideochallenge #f

Creature feature: This month we’re focusing on the long-tailed cuckoo/koekoeā, a noisy spring visitor to New Zealand! 👉 The largest of the two cuckoos in NZ, koekoeā migrate to NZ to breed in the spring months from Pacific Islands as far west as Micronesia and stay until autumn before returning. 👀As their name suggests, they have a long tail which is easily identifiable while they are in flight. ℹ They have a dark brown back with horizontal black bars, and a pale cream coloured belly with vert

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