Species: Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Originator: Frode Falkenberg
Common and widespread all over Norway.
Other names: gauk
Norwegian name: Gjøk
Confusion species: Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Norwegian Red List (2021): Near Threatened
Sounds:
Lyd fra gjøk
© Alberto Masi
Systematics :
| Kingdom | Animals (Animalia) | |||||||
| Phylum | Ryggstrengdyr (Chordata) | |||||||
| Subphylum | Virveldyr (Vertebrata) | |||||||
| Klasse | Birds (Aves) | |||||||
| Order | Gjøkfugler (Cuculiformes) | |||||||
| Family | Gjøkfamilien (Cuculidae) | |||||||
| Genus | Cuculus | |||||||
| Species | Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) | |||||||
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