Gr.: kokkuzo=to cry cuckoo
and Gr.: eruthrus=red + -ophthalmus=eye
World Distribution:
BREEDS: e North America, WINTERS: n South America
Habitat:
Forest, open woodland
Diet:
Large insects, esp caterpillars, grasshoppers, cicadas
TitBit:
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.
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Isles of Scilly, 1932
Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
10
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
August to October
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Argyll
(1950),
Shetland
(1953),
North-east England:
Cleveland
(1975),
North-west England:
Cheshire
(1982),
English Midlands:
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Cornwall
(1965),
Devon
(1982),
Isles of Scilly
(1990),
These data should be cited as: Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.24, June 2009). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)
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