black-billed cuckoo

The black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) is a North American bird. It is grayish-brown above, with a red ring around its eye and a solid black bill.1

Cuckoos belong to the family Cuculidae, which is part of the order Cuculiformes. This family includes about 140 species, such as roadrunners, coucals, and anis, found in tropical and temperate regions worldwide, except Antarctica. Many cuckoos are known for brood parasitism, laying their eggs in the nests of other bird species. However, some cuckoos build their own nests and raise their young, while others, like anis, build communal nests. Cuckoos primarily eat insects, with larger species also consuming lizards and snakes.23