How many eggs does a common cuckoo lay at a time?

What does the warbler do to the cuckoo?

Some warbler species know that a Cuckoo means danger to their nest and their future chicks, so the parent Warblers will mob the female cuckoo intruder in the hope that the female cuckoo will move on. However, this defence strategy has a limited success rate and most of the time the female Cuckoo will patiently wait and at the right time, will lay her single egg in the warblers nest and from this point on the female cuckoo has no further involvement in the development of her egg and future chick. The warbler is usually incapable of identifying and removing the cuckoos egg as sometimes the cuckoos egg matches the colouration and pattern of the host warblers eggs. The only major difference between the eggs will be that the cuckoo's egg is bigger. Once the Cuckoos egg has hatched, the Cuckoo chick expels all the other warbler eggs in the nest and will be fed by the warbler as if it was their own. This feeding will continue to happen even when the Cuckoo chick is double the size of the warbler. This is due to the Warblers strong parental instincts.

How many eggs do octupi lay?

200,000 eggs at a time 200,000 eggs at a time

How many do eggs have at a time?

25 to 40 eggs at one time

How many eggs does a cuckoo lay?

A female cuckoo typically lays one egg per day until she has a full clutch of about 12-14 eggs. She then seeks out the nests of other bird species and lays her eggs in their nests, leaving them to be raised by the host bird.

How many eggs do glofish have at a time?

25 to 40 eggs at one time

How many eggs does a Spinosaurus lay at a time?

He Lays About 70 Eggs At A Time

Why do birds lay eggs in nest?

Cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of other birds so that the effort of raising them is done by other birds. When they hatch, the cuckoo chicks tip any other chicks out of the nest, so that they receive all the attention and food.

How many eggs do houseflies have at one time?

500 eggs.

Why do some birds tolerate cuckoo chicks in their nests?

It's actually not just "some" birds that tolerate cuckoo chicks in their nests, it's most birds.Cuckoos have been labelled by humans as a parasitic bird, which lays its eggs in the nests of other birds. However cuckoos can also be beneficial to their host.Sometimes birds will actually remove the cuckoo's egg from their nest. But most of the time they will actually accept it as one of their own.There are two reasons why a bird will accept a cuckoo's egg as their own.First of all, cuckoos are actually rather mean. If the cuckoo witnesses its egg being evicted from the nest, then the cuckoo will likely return to the nest later and crush the host bird's eggs. Most birds seem to have learnt that removing a cuckoo's egg from their nest will end badly, so they just accept it.The second reason is because the cuckoo egg actually provides the nest with more defence from predators, especially with the spotted cuckoo.Spotted cuckoo chicks for example secrete a terrible smell. This smell makes the nest seem unappetising to predators, such as cats and birds of prey. So the host bird's nest is benefiting from extra protection if they accept the responsibility of raising the cuckoo's chick.In a way, the cuckoo bird works like the Mafia, running a protection racket. That is if you pay your dues (accept the cuckoo's eggs as your own), then you will get protection. But refuse and your nest gets smashed up.Further reading:New Scientist Article: Cuckoo chicks protect their host from predators with smells

How many eggs does a Millard duck lay eggs at a time?

5

How many eggs do turtles lay?

1 to 23 at a time depending location

How many eggs does the phlippine eagle lay each time?

This eagle can lay up to as many as 15 eggs each time.