... trend shows Cuckoo abundance to have been in decline since the early 1980s. The species was moved in 2002 from the green to the amber list, and in the 2009 review met red-list criteria. [ 1. ]

Disappearing cuckoos

Cuculus canorus


TITLE: Cuculus canorus. Cuckoo.
NAMES: Gould, John (1804-1881) (Author)
COLLECTION: birds of Great Britain
DATES / ORIGIN:
    Date Issued: 1862 - 1873
    Place: London
    Publisher: J. Gould
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Lithographs Hand-coloured Extent: 54 x 36 cm

Daguerreotype of cuckoos

Cuckoos


Gilded mercury daguerreotype on solid silver plate
Actual size: 5 x 4 inches (approx. 127 mm x 102 mm x 0.5mm)
Hallmarked: London, 2021
Made: December, 2021

Edition: 1/1


References

  1. BirdTrends 2020: trends in numbers, breeding success and survival for UK breeding birds
    Woodward, I.D., Massimino, D., Hammond, M.J., Barber, L., Barimore, C., Harris, S.J., Leech, D.I., Noble, D.G., Walker, R.H., Baillie, S.R. & Robinson, R.A. (2020)
    Research Report 732. BTO, Thetford.
    www.bto.org/birdtrends
  2. Wild Bird Populations in the UK
    Department for Environment Food And Rural Affairs
    National Statistics
    7 November, 2023
  3. Birds of Conservation Concern 5 - Summary leaflet (PDF 649 KB)
    Author(s): Stanbury, A.J., Eaton, M.A., Aebischer, N.J., Balmer, D., Brown, A.F., Douse, A., Lindley, P., McCulloch, N., Noble, D.G. & Win, I.
    December 2021

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