Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

26–30 cmLength64 gWeight

The yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) is a member of the cuckoo family.

Busiest months: May · Most records: United States, Canada, Colombia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: May · Most records: United States, Canada, Colombia

Yellow-billed Cuckoo has been recorded at 1,168 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 49 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

High Island – Smith Oaks SanctuaryUnited States6,017 records
Sabine WoodsUnited States5,639 records
HUNTLEY MEADOWS PARKUnited States3,639 records

More places

Cape Island – Higbee Beach WMAUnited States3,378 records
Magee Marsh – BoardwalkUnited States3,169 records
Paton Center for HummingbirdsUnited States2,902 records
Brumley Nature Preserve – NorthUnited States2,825 records
Caw Caw Interpretive CenterUnited States2,751 records
Warbler Woods Bird SanctuaryUnited States2,667 records
C&O Canal – Violette's LockUnited States2,652 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Canada Colombia Mexico Panama Belize Bermuda Costa Rica

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) is a member of the cuckoo family. Common folk names for this bird in the southern United States are rain crow and storm crow. These likely refer to the bird's habit of calling on hot days, often presaging rain showers or thunderstorms.

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Questions

How big is the Yellow-billed Cuckoo?

The Yellow-billed Cuckoo is about 26–30 cm long and weighs around 64 g.

Where does the Yellow-billed Cuckoo live?

Its breeding range: North America, Middle America: southern Canada to northern Mexico and West Indies. It is most often recorded in United States, Canada and Colombia.