Coccyzus americanus ORDER: CUCULIFORMES FAMILY: CUCULIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
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A common, but slow-moving and secretive denizen of woodlands, the Yellow-billed Cuckoo eats large quantities of hairy caterpillars. Its loud call is heard far more frequently than the bird is actually seen.
Song a throaty "ka, ka, ka, ka, ka, kow, kowp, kowp, kowp, kowp." Also makes single coos.