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Comparison of black-billed cuckoo (left) and yellow-billed cuckoo. Adults have a long tail, brown above and black-and-white below, and a black curved bill with yellow especially on the lower mandible. The head and upper parts are brown and the underparts are white. There is a yellow ring around the eye. It shows cinnamon on the wings in flight.
The genus Coccyzus was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot to accommodate a single species, Comte de Buffon's "Coucou de la Caroline", now the yellow-billed cuckoo. This which is therefore the type species. [1] [2] The genus name is from the Ancient Greek kokkuzō meaning "to cry cuckoo". [3]
Dark-billed cuckoo: Coccyzus melacoryphus Vieillot, 1817: 83 Yellow-billed cuckoo: Coccyzus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758) 84 Pearly-breasted cuckoo: Coccyzus euleri Cabanis, 1873: 85 Mangrove cuckoo: Coccyzus minor (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 86 Cocos cuckoo: Coccyzus ferrugineus Gould, 1843: 87 Black-billed cuckoo: Coccyzus erythropthalmus (Wilson, A ...
The chestnut-breasted malkoha is typical of the Phaenicophaeinae in having brightly coloured skin around the eye.. Cuckoos are medium-sized birds that range in size from the little bronze cuckoo, at 17 g (0.6 oz) and 15 cm (6 in), to moderately large birds, ranging from 60–80 cm (24–31 in) in length, such as the giant coua of Madagascar, the coral-billed ground-cuckoo of Indochina, and ...
Dark-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus melacoryphus Vieillot, 1817; Yellow-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758) Pearly-breasted cuckoo, Coccyzus euleri Cabanis, 1873 (V) Mangrove cuckoo, Coccyzus minor (Gmelin, JF, 1788) (V) Black-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus (Wilson, A, 1811) Gray-capped cuckoo, Coccyzus lansbergi Bonaparte, 1850
Smooth-billed ani: Crotophaga ani: Striped cuckoo: Tapera naevia: Trinidad only Little cuckoo: Coccycua minuta: Trinidad only Dwarf cuckoo: Coccycua pumila: Trinidad only - vagrant Squirrel cuckoo: Piaya cayana: Trinidad only Dark-billed cuckoo: Coccyzus melacoryphus: Trinidad only - vagrant Yellow-billed cuckoo: Coccyzus americanus: Mangrove ...
A yellow-billed loon shut down the famous water show that happens every 30 minutes when it decided to find "comfort on Las Vegas' own Lake Bellagio". ... These types of loons have similar calls to ...
The yellow-billed babbler is a common resident breeding bird in Sri Lanka and southern India. Its habitat is scrub, cultivation and garden land. Its habitat is scrub, cultivation and garden land. This species , like most babblers, is not migratory , and has short rounded wings and a weak flight and is usually seen calling and foraging in groups.