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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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Cuckoos, anis & hoatzin

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishYellow-billed Cuckoo
DutchGeelsnavelkoekoek
SpanishCuclillo pico amarillo
Chinese黄嘴杜鹃
Scientific nameCoccyzus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

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".

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCuculiformes
FamilyCuculidae
GenusCoccyzus

In Suriname

28Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1905First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne14
  • Nickerie3
  • Coronie1
  • Para1
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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