Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus

The yellow-billed cuckoo is a member of the cuckoo family. 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 rain or thunderstorms.

Rain crowStorm crow
Yellow-billed cuckoo eating spotted lanternflies in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Photo shared on Wikipedia by Rhododendrites.
Yellow-billed cuckoo eating spotted lanternflies in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Photo shared on Wikipedia by Rhododendrites.
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo observed by outsidedognside
Sep 1, 2026
Country View Dr, Adkins, TX, US
byOutsideDogNside
Research Grade
· 2 IDs
Yellow-billed Cuckoo observed by matt69787
Sep 1, 2026
Woodlawn & S. Josephine Tobin, San Antonio, TX 78201, USA
byMatt Boerger
Research Grade
· 2 IDs
Yellow-billed Cuckoo observed by eweber019
Sep 1, 2026
Yankee Hill, NE, USA
byEli Weber
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Yellow-billed Cuckoo observed by coleguyton
Aug 31, 2026
Powell Creek Dr, Charlottesville, VA, US
byCole Guyton
Research Grade
· 1 ID
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