Small game - birds

Cuckoo (Streptopelia decaocto)

The Cuckoo (Streptopelia decaocto) is a resident bird of the Pigeon family, distributed in many places, including Bulgaria. One of the greatest colonizers of the bird world. In Europe, it was described for the first time in Bulgaria in 1838 in the outskirts of Plovdiv by Imre Frivaldski. A small bird with gray plumage, the back being darker. There are blue-gray spots on the wings. The tips of the tail feathers are white. A thin arc of black feathers runs under the nape. The legs are short and red. The eyes and beak are black. There is no sexual dimorphism. It can fly at a speed of at least 60 km/h. Length: 31-34 cm, weight: 170-240 g, wingspan: 48-56 cm.