African Cuckoos

Research on brood parasites and other curious African birds

New honeyguide paper published

by | Aug 10, 2013

Honeyguides and other brood parasitic birds are famous for tricking host parents by laying eggs that mimic their own. Honeyguide eggs mimic host eggs in size yet, surprisingly, bee-eater hosts are undiscriminating and readily accept mismatched eggs. This study shows...