Dark-billed Cuckoo vs Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus melacoryphus compared with Coccyzus americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-billed Cuckoo	Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Aves (นก)	Aves (นก)
Order same	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family same	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
Genus same	Coccyzus	Coccyzus
Species	Coccyzus melacoryphus	Coccyzus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark-billed Cuckoo

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark-billed Cuckoo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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).

Dark-billed Cuckoo

Dark-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus) 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.

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 4 countries:

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