Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
Description Yellow-billed cuckoos reach a length of 10.5 to 12.5 inches (26 to 32 cm), with a wingspan of 17 inches (43 cm).
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Photos
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 ...
Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Identification Tips:
Length: 11 inches
Sexes similar
Slender, long-tailed bird
Yellow orbital ring
Cinnamon inner webs to primaries, often visible at rest
Brown head, nape, back, and upperwings ...
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
The Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) nests across the eastern two-thirds of the United States as well as parts of northern Mexico. The species winters in South America.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Behaviour
No observations regarding Yellow-billed Cuckoo behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Yellow-billed Cuckoos ...
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
(Coccyzus americanus)
Status: Summer Resident.
Last recorded on site in 2010
Breeding Status:-
1987 to 1991: Confirmed
1992 to 1996: Possible but not likely
1997 to 2001: Possible but not likely ...
THE YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO.
[Yellow-billed Cuckoo (see also Black-billed Cuckoo).]
COCCYZUS AMERICANUS, Linn.
[Coccyzus americanus.] ...
Yellow-billed Cuckoos won't visit feeders or use nest boxes. They feed primarily on insects and are especially fond of tent caterpillars.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus. Breeder. Common in spring, summer, and fall in all regions. Found in woodlands and on farmlands with scattered trees and orchards. Low Conservation Concern.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia ...
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes
Dickcissel
Summer Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no ...
The Yellow-billed Cuckoo occurs during the breeding season in most areas of the United States except the northeastern and north-central states (from Washington to North Dakota).
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus: Pleasantville, NJ, 25 May
Barn Owl Tyto alba: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, NY, 27 Feb
Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio: School Street, Ipswich, MA, 29 Jan ...
Description Length: 28-33 cm. Adults: Similar to the Yellow-billed Cuckoo, but bill is all black, and tail feathers are more narrowly margined with white.
Some American (New World) cuckoos are the black-billed (pictured above left) and yellow-billed cuckoos (Coccyzus americanus). These birds migrate to South America during the cold North American winter.
The most widely distributed species in North America are the
yellow-billed cuckoo and the black-billed cuckoo.
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO - 1 at Urban Forestry Center in Portsmouth. My 5th
YB Cuckoo in the last month!
Carolina Wren - 1 in North Hampton.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 8. 7 at Odiorne Point State Park.
 See also: Cuckoo, Black-billed Cuckoo, Crow, Purple, Ibis
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