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 jaywalker_04
Aug 12, 2026
Bridge St, Edwardsville, AL, US
byJordan Charles
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Yellow-billed Cuckoo observed by donaldasutherland
Aug 12, 2026
Hammer Family Nature Preserve (KLT), Peterborough County, ON, Canada
byDon Sutherland
Research Grade
· 2 IDs
Yellow-billed Cuckoo observed by shepherdb
Aug 12, 2026
Powhatan County, VA, USA
byshepherdb
Research Grade
· 2 IDs
Yellow-billed Cuckoo observed by m_polyglottos
Aug 12, 2026
Decatur, AR 72722, USA
byRobert Langston
Research Grade
· 1 ID
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