Showing posts with label Coccyzus erythropthalmus. Show all posts
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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Black-billed Cuckoo


Black-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus


  • It is a cuckoo.
  • She will find other bird's nest and lay her eggs in it.
  • They family east of the Rockies along the edge of wooded areas.
  • South America is their choice to migrate. 
  • This cuckoo will occasionally be a visitor to Europe.
  • Their nest can be found in shrubs or in a small tree, even found near the ground.

  • These birds wander and feed in trees or shrubs. 
  • They mostly eat insects, particularly tent caterpillars, but in addition they like some snails, berries and other birds eggs.
  • Their call is a fast continual cuucuucuu
  • Adults have a black beak and a tail that is long and brown. 
  • The head and the upper parts of its body is brown and the breast underparts are white. 
  • The eye has a red ring around it. 
  • Youngsters are dull, and the ring around the eye is green.