Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus [A Wilson, 1811] |
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Order:
Cuculiformes
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Family: Cuculidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 7270 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
29 cm
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Wingspan: 40 cm |
Weight:
M: 45 g F: 58 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: kokkuzo=to cry cuckoo and Gr.: eruthrus=red + -ophthalmus=eye |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: e North America, WINTERS: n South America |
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Habitat:
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Forest, open woodland |
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Diet:
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Large insects, esp caterpillars, grasshoppers, cicadas |
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TitBit:
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Black-billed Cuckoos eat many spiny caterpillars the spines of which stick in the lining of the stomach, so periodically the stomach lining is shed to remove the spine. |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Isles of Scilly, 1932 (Antrim, 1871)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
10
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
August to October
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Argyll
(1950),
Shetland
(1953),
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North-east England:
Cleveland
(1975),
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North-west England:
Cheshire
(1982),
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
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South-east England:
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(1965),
Devon
(1982),
Isles of Scilly
(1990),
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Wales:
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Sortnæbbet gøg | Dutch: Zwartsnavelkoekoek |
| Finnish: Mustanokkakäki | French: Coulicou ā bec noir |
| German: Schwarzschnabelkuckuck | Hungarian: Feketecsoru esokakukk |
| Icelandic: Regngaukur | Irish: Cuach Ghobdhubh |
| Italian: Cuculo americano occhirossi | Norwegian: Svartnebbgjøk |
| Polish: Kukawik czarnodzioby | Portuguese: Cuco-de-bico-negro |
| Spanish: Cuco piquinegro | Swedish: Svartnäbbad regngök |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Payne, R.B. 2005 The Cuckoos Oxford University Press [598.62 PAY] | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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