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Coccyzus americanus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Great Falls Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Coccyzus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Seasonality Tags:
Resident


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S5B
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 8 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Amistad National Recreation Area	Anacostia Park
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Arches National Park
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Assateague Island National Seashore
Aztec Ruins National Monument	Badlands National Park
Baltimore-Washington National Parkway	Big Bend National Park
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Biscayne National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Buffalo National River	Canaveral National Seashore
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	Channel Islands National Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Coronado National Memorial	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Death Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Dinosaur National Monument
Dry Tortugas National Park	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Everglades National Park
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Circle Parks
Fort Davis National Historic Site	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Fort Washington Park	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Greenbelt Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Harmony Hall
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Joshua Tree National Park
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
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	Monocacy National Battlefield
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	National Capital Parks-East
Navajo National Monument	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Niobrara National Scenic River
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Oxon Run National Parkway
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Padre Island National Seashore
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Point Reyes National Seashore	Prince William Forest Park
Redwood National Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Suitland Parkway
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Tonto National Monument	Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Tuzigoot National Monument
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Vicksburg National Military Park
Virgin Islands National Park	Voyageurs National Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	White House
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/27/2003

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 7:25:59 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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