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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
| Color: |
Brown |
| Size: |
12" |
| Season: |
Summer |
| Description: |
Long bodied, long winged, and long tailed in appearance. The bill is mostly yellow. The underside of the tail has a bold black-and-white pattern. Rufous shows on the wings in flight. |
| Voice: |
An outburst of staccato notes followed by slower ones k k k k k k kalp kalp kalp.
Click here to listen |
| Habitat: |
Open hardwood forest with streams. |
| Interesting Fact: |
Also known as a raincrow because of its tendency to call more frequently on cloudy days, though its ability to predict precipitation has not been shown. |
| Scientific name: |
Coccyzus americanus |
| Order: |
Cuculiformes |
| Family: |
Cuculidae |
Adult Robert Herron |
Adult Gene and Tina Blackwell |
Adult on the nest Gene and Tina Blackwell |
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