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Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus
Family
Cuckoos
Order
Cuculiformes
Codes
yebcuc, YBCU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCuculiformes
FamilyCuckoos (Cuculidae)
SpeciesCoccyzus americanus
Codesyebcuc, YBCU
Identification

The Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) is a member of the Cuckoos family within the order Cuculiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code yebcuc when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Cuckoos
Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira
Greater Ani
Crotophaga major
Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris
Striped Cuckoo
Tapera naevia
Pheasant Cuckoo
Dromococcyx phasianellus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo photo
(c) Ashley Tubbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Coccyzus americanus

Family: Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes

eBird Code: yebcuc