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Yellow-billed Cuckoo Life History

Order: Cuculiformes > Family: Cuculidae > Genus and species: Coccyzus americanus

Size

  • Length: 12 inches
  • Wingspan: 18 inches
  • Weight: 65 grams

Habitat

Summer:

  • riparian
  • closed canopy forest
  • open canopy forest

Winter (additional):

  • scrub
  • brush
  • thicket

Diet

  • insects

Nest Information

  • Number of broods: 1, 2 in south?
  • Days spent incubating: 9-11
  • Days until young fledge: 7-8