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Cuckoo birds are brood parasites - they lay their eggs in the nests of various other bird species. When the cuckoo chicks hatch, they are fed and raised by their foster parents. If all male cuckoo birds sing nearly identical mating songs, what does this suggest about singing in male cuckoo birds? Male cuckoos learn their mating song through imprinting. The mating song of male cuckoos is strongly influenced by genes. Through habituation, male cuckoos stop responding to the song of their foster parents. Male cuckoos hear the songs of their foster parents, and their mating songs develop via social learning.