Violet Cuckoo | Animalz

Violet CuckooThe Violet Cuckoo is notable for the male’s violet gloss and barred underside. It uses the canopy and lays its eggs in other birds’ nests.What does it look like?Males have a glossy violet head and upper breast and a white belly with dark bars. Females and juveniles range from rufous to greenish plumage.How does it live?The Violet Cuckoo is notable for the male’s violet gloss and barred underside. It uses the canopy and lays its eggs in other birds’ nests.It uses the canopy and is recorded laying eggs in the nests of sunbirds and spiderhunters.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.