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Coccyzus erythropthalmus
black-billed cuckoo
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Coccyzus erythropthalmus (A. Wilson, 1811)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		black-billed cuckoo
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Cuculiformes, Family Cuculidae, Genus Coccyzus, Species Coccyzus erythropthalmus


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:		NJ: BR-SC, NB-S
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NJ: S3B,S3N; PA: S4B,S4M
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 7 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Congaree National Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park	Effigy Mounds National Monument
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First State National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Larned National Historic Site
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Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
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Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Morristown National Historical Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
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Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Padre Island National Seashore	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Rock Creek Park	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
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Wind Cave National Park	Yellowstone National Park


Last Modified Date:	6/28/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/26/2025 4:30:42 PM

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