Black-billed Cuckoo vs Gray-capped Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus compared with Coccyzus lansbergi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Cuckoo	Gray-capped Cuckoo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family same	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
Genus same	Coccyzus	Coccyzus
Species	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	Coccyzus lansbergi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-billed Cuckoo and Gray-capped Cuckoo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coccyzus.

Conservation Status

Black-billed Cuckoo

LC — Least Concern

Gray-capped Cuckoo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Cuckoo	Gray-capped Cuckoo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-billed Cuckoo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Gray-capped Cuckoo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Black-billed Cuckoo

Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela