Which birds of the order Cuculiformes often lay their eggs in the nests of other species?

Correct answer: Cuckoos

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Player Elf Counsel
Player Elf Counsel
BrilliantSkin7, Hence the expression A cuckoo in the nest. Meaning one who doesn't fit in.
quicksilver
quicksilver
Player Elf Counsel, also the term cuckold
Player #151898054
Player #151898054
"Brood parasitism is an evolutionary strategy that relieves the parasitic parents from the investment of rearing young or building nests for the young by getting the host to raise their young for them. This enables the parasitic parents to spend more time on other activities such as foraging and producing further offspring." - Wikipedia
caliro
caliro
cowbirds lay their eggs in other birds nests too.
Bonnie
Bonnie
Mockingbirds will Siri do that.
AngelicQuetzalcoatl5
AngelicQuetzalcoatl5
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