The Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) is a cuckoo (pronounced cuck-coo). Common folk-names for this bird in the southern United States are Rain Crow and Storm Crow. These likely refer to the bird's habit of calling on hot days, often presaging thunderstorms.
1. kingdom | Animals |
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2. class | Birds |
Color | brown |
3. order | Cuckoos |
Park | Arkansas Headwaters |