NPS National Capital Region Birds of Rock Creek Park

Birds of Rock Creek Park

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Taxonomy
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- Cuckoos Order Cuculiformes

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

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.

Black-billed Cuckoo

The Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) is a cuckoo.

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