Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
18 Verified records at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) 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 showers or thunderstorms. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek kokkuzo, which means to call like a common cuckoo, and americanus means "of America". Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Cuckoo sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve

Mangrove Cuckoo
LC

Mangrove Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coccyzus minor

<5% · Rare
Squirrel Cuckoo
LC

Squirrel Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piaya cayana

30–40% · Possible
Groove-billed Ani
LC

Groove-billed Ani

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crotophaga sulcirostris

10–20% · With luck
Pheasant Cuckoo
LC

Pheasant Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dromococcyx phasianellus

<5% · Rare
Lesser Roadrunner
LC

Lesser Roadrunner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geococcyx velox

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
3 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
4 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
5 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
6 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
7 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
10 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
12 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
14 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
15 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
16 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
<5%
17 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
18 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
19 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
21 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
22 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
23 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
24 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
25 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
26 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
27 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
28 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
29 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
30 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
31 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
32 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
34 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
35 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
36 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
37 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
38 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
39 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
40 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
41 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
42 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
43 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
44 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
45 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
46 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
47 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
48 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
49 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
50 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
51 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
52 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
53 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
54 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
55 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
56 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
57 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
58 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
59 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Cuckoo sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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