Complex sentence: This species is a secondary host of the parasiticGreat Spotted Cuckoo, but in areas where the preferred host, the European Magpie, is absent like Israel and Egypt, the Hooded crow becomes the normal corvid host.
Split into simpler sentences: This species is a secondary host of the parasitic Great Spotted Cuckoo, the European Magpie being the preferred host. However, in areas where the latter species is absent, such as Israel and Egypt, the Hooded crow becomes the normal corvid host.