Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus(Wilson, A, 1811)
English (US) Black-billed Cuckoo
The Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.
Range: breeds eastern North America; winters to BoliviaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Coccyzus erythropthalmus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-billed Cuckoo
- Described by
- (Wilson, A, 1811)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus erythropthalma
- Described by
- (Wilson, A, 1811)
- Type locality
- Near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Original description
- American Ornithology or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States: Illustrated with Plates Engraved and Colored from Original Drawings taken from Nature 4 p.16 pl.28 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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