Tillman Singer’s Cuckoo, which stars Hunter Schafer in her first lead role, is inspired by the invasive behavior of the bird itself. The film is currently at the Berlin Film Festival, where the ...

Most insect enthusiasts already know that antennal grabbing behavior is a somewhat common trait among Hymenoptera during copulation. But that doesn’t prevent novel discoveries in this realm from ...

I describe previously unknown begging calls and displays of a fledgling Rusty-breasted Cuckoo (Cacomantis sepulcralis) fed by a Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica) in Singapore. The cuckoo emitted two ...

A question I am frequently asked, but most often cannot answer is, 'What is your favorite bird?' An ornithologist is hard-pressed to dream up a favorite bird; every species has its own appeal. That ...

After Tilman Singer’s (Luz) Cuckoo concluded at this year’s Sleeping Giant Festival, my partner remarked, “I liked that.” I liked it too, and broadly, that’s as clear a formal assessment as I can give ...

I describe the terrestrial foraging maneuver of Pheasant Cuckoos (Dromococcyx phasianellus) for the first time from 2.5 h of observation on two foraging individuals in central Panama. Rattling sounds, ...