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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Riparian woodland.
Diet: Caterpillars.
Best time to spot: "Rain crow"; heard before storms.
When to look
Check local eBird bar charts for timing in your state; range and season vary a lot across the US.
How rare is it?
The Yellow-billed Cuckoo sits in our Common tier for the US: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It belongs to the cuckoos family.
Recent US sightings
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Similar birds
- Black-billed CuckooRare · Woodland
- Dark-billed CuckooLegendary · Woodland
- Mangrove CuckooRare · Woodland
- Acorn WoodpeckerCommon · Western oak woodland
- American RedstartCommon · Deciduous woodland
- American RobinCommon · Lawns
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