Black-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus (Wilson, A, 1811)

Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus breeds in sc, se Canada and c, e USA and spends the nonbreeding season in nw SA. It is a member of the cuckoo family and is very like the yellow-billed cuckoo, with which it shares part of its range. The bird has a black, slightly downcurved bill, a long graduated tail, brown upperparts and head, and white underparts. It is also notable within its family because it often raises its own young rather than placing eggs in other birds’ nests.

Order

Cuculiformes

Family

Cuculidae — Cuckoos

Breeding range

North America: sc, se Canada and c, e USA

Nonbreeding range

nw SA