Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
About the Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek kokkuzo, which means to call like a common cuckoo, and americanus means "of America".
A real field recording of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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3 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×3 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, United States · xeno-canto lists 293 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusrecording
- Dark-billed CuckooCoccyzus melacoryphusprofile
- Great Lizard CuckooCoccyzus merliniprofile
- Grey-capped CuckooCoccyzus lansbergiprofile
- Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minorprofile
- Pearly-breasted CuckooCoccyzus euleriprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.