| Great spotted cuckoo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Clamator |
| Species: | C. glandarius
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| Binomial name | |
| Clamator glandarius | |
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| Range of C. glandarius Breeding Resident Non-breeding
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| Synonyms | |
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Cuculus glandarius Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals.
It is widely spread throughout Africa and the Mediterranean Basin. It is a brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of corvids, in particular the Eurasian magpie.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Clamator glandarius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683819A86113703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683819A86113703.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.