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Black-billed Cuckoo 
Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae Genus: Coccyzus Species: C. erythropthalmus Binomial name Coccyzus erythropthalmus
(Wilson, 1811)Synonyms Coccyzus erythrophthalmus
The Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus, is a cuckoo.
Adults have a long brown tail and a black bill. The head and upper parts are brown and the underparts are white. There is a red ring around the eye. Juveniles are drabber, and the eye ring is greenish.
Their breeding habitat is edges of wooded areas across North America east of the Rockies. They nest in a low tree or shrub, sometimes on the ground. They sometimes lay eggs in the nests of other birds.
Comparison of Black-billed Cuckoo and Yellow-billed Cuckoo
They migrate to South America. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.
These birds forage in shrubs or trees. They mainly eat insects, especially tent caterpillars, but also some snails, eggs of other birds and berries.
The call is a rapid repetitive Coocoocoo.
References
- BirdLife International (2004). Coccyzus erythropthalmus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
External links
- Black-billed Cuckoo Species Account - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- eNature.com profile
- Black-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus erythropthalmus - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
- Black-billed Cuckoo Information and Photos - South Dakota Birds and Birding
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Coccyzus
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