African Cuckoos

Research on brood parasites and other curious African birds

New paper on nest camouflage

by | Jun 15, 2016

When should a ground-nesting bird, protected only by its own camouflage, flee its nest to save itself from an approaching predator? In this study we show that nesting nightjars, plovers and coursers in Zambia time their escape from a threat depending on how well...