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Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
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| Length: |
11-13 inches |
Song: |
A monotonous throaty
ka-ka-ka-ka-kow-kow-kow-kowl------kowlp----kowlp-------kowl |
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Wingspan: |
15-17 inches |
Behavior: |
Slips quietly through tangles
and surveys the vegetation. |
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Weight: |
3.6 ounces |
Breeding: |
Monogamous |
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Habitat: |
open forest, bushes, forest
edge, grassland |
Population: |
Uncommon to common |
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Migration: |
Migratory |
Feeders: |
Eats mostly hairy caterpillars |
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Appearance: |
Decurved beak with dark upper
mandible and tip lower mandible. |
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Interesting Facts: |
Many people know this bird as
Rain Crow. |
Compiled by
Eli, Middletown Elementary School, Louisville, KY
Information from Birds of North America by Fred J Alsop III, DK Publishing, Inc., 2001
Photos -
wikipedia.org, The Free Encyclopedia.
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