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Cuckoo Summer Yellow-billed cuckoo in crepe myrtle tree, Argyle, Tx. I believe this bird has been in our area for about one month, never having observed one before. Coccyzus americanus,Yellow-billed cuckoo Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Cuckoo Summer

Yellow-billed cuckoo in crepe myrtle tree, Argyle, Tx. I believe this bird has been in our area for about one month, never having observed one before.

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The Yellow-billed cuckoo

The yellow-billed cuckoo is a cuckoo. 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 thunderstorms.

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Similar species: Cuckoos
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Uploaded Aug 23, 2024. Captured Aug 23, 2024 10:24.
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  • E-M1MarkII
  • f/7.1
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 200mm