Yellow-billed cuckoo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the yellow-billed cuckoo lives – recorded in 25 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Coccyzus americanus
Group	Cuckoos, turacos & other birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	25 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Bird
Order	Cuculiformes
Family	Cuculidae

Where does the yellow-billed cuckoo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the yellow-billed cuckoo in 25 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the yellow-billed cuckoo endangered?

The yellow-billed cuckoo’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the yellow-billed cuckoo?

The yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) is a bird in the order Cuculiformes and the family Cuculidae, genus Coccyzus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

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".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yellow-billed cuckoo (revision 1380713139), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q852265 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).