Black-billed Cuckoo
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae Genus: Coccyzus Species: C. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Least Concern ( LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. The Near passerine Bird order Cuculiformes traditionally included three families as below Musophagidae - turacos and allies The cuckoos are a family Cuculidae, of Near passerine Birds The order Cuculiformes, in addition to the cuckoos also includes the Coccyzus is a genus of Cuckoos which occur in the Americas. The species in taxonomic order are Dwarf Cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Binomial name
Coccyzus erythropthalmus (Wilson, 1811)

The Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus, is a cuckoo. Alexander Wilson ( July 6, 1766 &ndash August 23, 1813) was a Scottish-American Poet, Ornithologist, naturalist The cuckoos are a family Cuculidae, of Near passerine Birds The order Cuculiformes, in addition to the cuckoos also includes the

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. In most Birds and Reptiles an egg ( Latin ovum) is the Zygote, resulting from Fertilization of the Ovum.

Comparison of Black-billed Cuckoo and Yellow-billed Cuckoo

They migrate to South America. The Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus, is a Cuckoo. Common folk-names for this bird in the southern United States are Rain Crow and Storm Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of Birds Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

These birds forage in shrubs or trees. Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. They mainly eat insects, especially tent caterpillars, but also some snails, eggs of other birds and berries. Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described The Lasiocampidae family of Moths are also known as eggars, snout moths or lappet moths. The word snail is a Common name that can be used for almost all members of the Molluscan class Gastropoda which have coiled shells in the The word berry has two meanings one based on a botanical definition the other on common identification

The call is a rapid repetitive Coocoocoo.

References

• BirdLife International (2004). Coccyzus erythropthalmus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global IUCN 2006. 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