Mangrove Cuckoo vs Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus minor compared with Coccyzus americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mangrove Cuckoo	Yellow-billed 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 minor	Coccyzus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mangrove Cuckoo and Yellow-billed Cuckoo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coccyzus.

Conservation Status

Mangrove Cuckoo

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mangrove Cuckoo	Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mangrove Cuckoo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) 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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela