Summary ⁴

Yellow-billed Cuckoos are rare and secretive visitors to the Arboretum during spring and fall migration. These birds are roughly the same size as a mockingbird, with a very long black-and-white tail. They prefer to hide deep in vegetation, especially near water, and hunt for caterpillars and fruit to eat.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Ashley Wahlberg (Tubbs), some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/47745688@N05/25811416794/
2. (c) lbarnett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by lbarnett
3. (c) Carlos Sanchez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carlos Sanchez
4. Adapted by hancnaturalist from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccyzus_americanus

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• iNat taxon page
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