Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Madidi National Park
6 Verified sightings at Madidi National Park From 2019 to 2026
3,871 Verified sightings across all 56 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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".

The yellow-billed cuckoo was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with all the other cuckoos in the genus Cuculus and coined the binomial name Cuculus americanus. Linnaeus based his description on the "Cuckow of Carolina" that had been described and illustrated in 1729–1732 by the English naturalist Mark Catesby in his The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands. The yellow-billed cuckoo is now placed with 12 other species in the genus Coccyzus that was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek kokkuzō meaning "to cry cuckoo". The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park

Dark-billed Cuckoo
LC

Dark-billed Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coccyzus melacoryphus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Ash-colored Cuckoo
LC

Ash-colored Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coccyzus cinereus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Squirrel Cuckoo
LC

Squirrel Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piaya cayana

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Smooth-billed Ani
LC

Smooth-billed Ani

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crotophaga ani

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Greater Ani
LC

Greater Ani

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crotophaga major

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo
VU

Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Neomorphus geoffroyi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Striped Cuckoo
LC

Striped Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tapera naevia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Pavonine Cuckoo
LC

Pavonine Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dromococcyx pavoninus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Little Cuckoo
LC

Little Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piaya minuta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Guira Cuckoo
LC

Guira Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Guira guira

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
4 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
5 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
6 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
8 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
9 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
11 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
12 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
13 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
<5%
14 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
15 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
16 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
18 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
19 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
20 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
21 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
22 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
23 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
24 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
25 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
26 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
27 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
30 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
31 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
32 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
33 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
34 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
35 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
36 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
37 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
38 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
39 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
40 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
41 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
42 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
43 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
44 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
45 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
46 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
47 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
48 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
49 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
50 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
51 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
52 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
53 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
54 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
55 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
56 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Madidi National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Cuckoo sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Madidi National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.

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