cuckoo call
Woodland two-note song
The cuckoo call is the distinctive two-note song of the common cuckoo, a descending minor third that sounds like "coo-coo." This familiar sound inspired the bird's name and the mechanism of cuckoo clocks.
The call is so recognizable it appears across cultures as an imitation or signal: She cupped her hands and made a cuckoo call to get his attention.
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- woodlandForested land area
- clockDevice displaying time
- cooSoft avian vocalization
- trillRapid pitch oscillation
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