Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Coccyzus erythropthalmus (Wilson, 1811) Family: Cuculidae Order: Cuculiformes Back
Black-billed cuckoo Schwarzschnabelkuckuck Coulicou à bec noir Cuclillo piquinegro
CMS NL Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES NL (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: intercontinental migrates at night

Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Migratory, moving at night through Mexico and Central America as late as Dec. Spring migration records at TV towers, where nocturnal migrants are killed, in Florida, Apr - May; autumn migrants late Aug to late Oct. Winters in W South America from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and N Peru to Bolivia, from lowlands to 2800 m near Quito, Ecuador; accidental in N Argentina, Paraguay and Trinidad. Also transatlantic vagrant in autumn to W Europe.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1997) - www.hbw.com )

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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

Populations