Cuculiformes reported in Maine

Order Cuculiformes reported in Maine
(Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Aves)

a project of
Maine Natural History Observatory
reproduced here with the permission of the Observatory

(updated 18 February 2025)

You are invited to send to info@vfthomas.com additions/corrections to the list of birds in Order Cuculiformes as well as information for the tabular key at the bottom of this page that will help distinguish one species from another.

In Maine, 2 species in 1 genus in 1 family (Cuculidae) have been reported. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.

Family Cuculidae
   Coccyzus (2 species)
      Coccyzus americanus - Yellow-billed Cuckoo
      Coccyzus erythropthalmus - Black-billed Cuckoo

Family Cuculidae (cuckoos)

Coccyzus (Cuckoo)
[information to be added]

Key to the species of genus Coccyzus reported in Maine (to be completed)

char. 1 char. 2 char. 3 char. 4 char. 5

C. americanus

C. erythropthalmus

Coccyzus americanus (Yellow-billed Cuckoo) - [information to be added]

Coccyzus erythropthalmus (Black-billed Cuckoo) - [information to be added]

	char. 1	char. 2	char. 3	char. 4	char. 5
C. americanus
C. erythropthalmus