Yellow-billed cuckoo

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:bird
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Caloosahatchee_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkb:Common_cuckoo
gptkbp:aircraft_operated dark brown
gptkbp:behavior solitary
social during migration
gptkbp:breeding_season spring to summer
monogamous during breeding season
gptkbp:calls_for cooing sounds
gptkbp:color gptkb:yellow
brown and white
white underparts
gptkbp:conservation_efforts habitat restoration
monitoring populations
gptkbp:conservation_status gptkb:Least_Concern
gptkbp:cultural_significance featured in folklore
symbol of summer
gptkbp:diet insects
gptkbp:egg_color gptkb:white
2.5 to 3 cm
gptkbp:eye_color dark brown
gptkbp:family Cuculidae
gptkbp:first_described_by by George Shaw
gptkbp:fledging_period about 20 days
gptkbp:foraging_behavior active foraging
sit-and-wait
gleaning insects from foliage
gptkbp:genus Coccyzus
gptkbp:habitat woodlands
eastern United States
riparian areas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yellow-billed cuckoo
gptkbp:length long tail
24 to 30 cm
gptkbp:migration migratory
gptkbp:nesting variable
May to July
in trees
builds nests in shrubs
often parasitic
gptkbp:predators hawks
snakes
gptkbp:range gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Black-billed_cuckoo
gptkb:Greater_roadrunner
gptkbp:social_structure loose flocks during migration
gptkbp:species gptkb:Coccyzus_americanus
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Coccyzus_americanus_americanus
gptkb:Coccyzus_americanus_occidentalis
gptkbp:tail_type long and graduated
gptkbp:threats climate change
habitat loss
pesticides
gptkbp:unesco_world_heritage_site Least Concern status
gptkbp:vocalization distinctive calls
gptkbp:weight 70 to 100 g
gptkbp:wingspan 40 to 50 cm
gptkbp:wintering_range southern Mexico to Central America
gptkbp:year 1805