Black-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Order

CUCULIFORMES

Family

Cuckoos and Roadrunners (Cuculidae)

Code 4

BBCU

Code 6

COCERY

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Curved (up or down)
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Plain, Eyering
Crown Color: Brown
Forehead Color: Brown
Nape Color: Brown
Throat Color: White
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 28-30 cm (11-12 in)
Weight: 102 g (3.6 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: White, Brown
Underparts: White
Upperparts: Brown
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Often flies low and makes short flights from tree to another.
Wingspan Range: 38-43 cm (15-17 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings, Long-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Black with central brown feathers.
Under Tail: Black with white markings.
Leg Color: Gray

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