Its range stretches from the plains right up to the high mountain forests and grasslands. After its breeding season is over, in June or July the migratory cuckoo flies south. For humans, who stay in one place, the way the cuckoo's song suddenly falls silent in July and just as suddenly starts up again the next March gives rise to all kinds of imaginings.
杜鵑具有獨行俠性格，在平地至高海拔樹林、草叢處活動，大部分候鳥型的杜鵑度過繁殖季後，六、七月飛回南方，鵑聲忽止，來年三月鵑聲再起，也給長期安土一地的人們，留下許多想像。