What is brood parasitism? Explain with the help of an example.

Explanation

Brood parasitism in birds is fascinating example of parasitism in which the parasitic bird lays its eggs in the nest of its host and lets the host incubate them. During the course of evolution, the eggs of the parasitic bird have evolved to resemble the host. s egg in size and color to reduce the chances of the host bird detecting the foreign eggs and ejecting them from the nest.