Yellow-billed Cuckoo
| Coccyzus americanus | Order: Cuculiformes | Family: Cuculidae (Cuckoos) |
Coccyzus americanus
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
This elegant “rain crow” feeds voraciously on hairy caterpillars of various species, and is often drawn to the big tents of “web worms” or “tent caterpillars.” Its habit of calling before rain gave it its nickname. Related to roadrunners and anis, it has zygodactylous feet (2 toes in front and 2 behind). Its long tail and slender body give it a distinct profile when perched or in flight.
Laura's Published Works
Radio Programs
- Cuckoos! 2021
- Southeast Arizona Birding Festival 2019
- Save Birds at YOUR Windows! Interview with Jeff Acopian 2018
- 2011: Year in Review 2011
- Woodstock 2011
- Double Breeding 2009
- Window Strikes, Part I 2002
- Army Worms and Black-billed Cuckoos 2002
- Fish and Birds (Re-recorded from 1987) 2000
- Tent Caterpillars and Cuckoos 1989
- Black-billed Cuckoo 1988
- Bird-eating Fish 1988
- Fish and Birds (Original) 1987