And we like the crisper onset and the clearer break of the "k" sounds. So when we imitate the bird, we make an English-sounding word out of it, "cuckoo," and so we call the bird a cuckoo.

For example, a song with a heavy metal title is really elevator music, or, after a few seconds of the original music, random noise, speech or even cuckoo clock sounds are heard until the end of ...

The yellow-billed cuckoo is sometimes called the "rain crow" because its song is often heard just before thunderstorms or summer showers. But this rare bird raises its voice less and less often in ...

Generally shy and elusive, the yellow-billed cuckoo can be easily overlooked. Its calls are usually loud and often provide the best evidence to the presence of the bird. It favors eating ...

The yellow-billed cuckoo is sometimes called the "rain crow" because its song is often heard just before thunderstorms or summer showers. But this rare bird raises its voice less and less often in ...

Still, with all that ticking going on around the clock, the sound of at least one cuckoo bird echoes every few minutes through the home Buffalino shares with Donna DeLong. Frank Buffalino and ...