Species Profile for Yellow-Billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)

Yellow-Billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae

Listing Status:

Quick links:Candidate Info Federal Register Conservation Plans Petitions Life History Other Resources

General Information

Size: 31 cm (12 in) in length. Color: Brownish above and white below; with rusty colored flight feathers. The upper mandible of the bill is black and the lower mandible is yellow. The under side of the tail has pairs of large white spots.

Lead Region: California/Nevada Region (Region 8)

Where Listed: Western U.S. DPS

States/US Territories in which the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, Western U.S. DPS is known to occur: Arizona , California , Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Nevada , New Mexico , Oregon , Texas , Utah , Washington , Wyoming
US Counties in which the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, Western U.S. DPS is known to occur: View All
USFWS Refuges in which the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, Western U.S. DPS is known to occur: BUTTE SINK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , SACRAMENTO RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , SUTTER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Countries in which the the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, Western U.S. DPS is known to occur: Canada , Mexico
For more information: http://www.fws.gov/pacific/news/2001/2001-76.htm

» Candidate Information

Current Candidate Status

Listing Priority: 3

Magnitude: High

Immediacy: Imminent

Taxonomy: Subspecies/population

Species Assessment Form for the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, Western U.S. DPS (Western U.S. DPS) -- 353Kb.

Candidate Notice of Review Documents (Showing 5 of 13 : view all)
Date	Citation Page	Title
11/09/2009	74 FR 57803 57878	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
12/10/2008	73 FR 75175 75244	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
12/06/2007	72 FR 69033 69106	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
09/12/2006	71 FR 53755 53835	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
05/11/2005	70 FR 24869 24934	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Native Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 23 : view all)
Date	Citation Page	Title
11/09/2009	74 FR 57803 57878	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
12/10/2008	73 FR 75175 75244	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
12/06/2007	72 FR 69033 69106	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
09/27/2007	72 FR 54922 54923	Virgin River Habitat Conservation and Recovery Program, Clark County, NV, Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) and notice of public meetings
07/27/2007	72 FR 54922 54923	Virgin River Habitat Conservation and Recovery Program, Clark County, NV

» Conservation Plans

Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP) (learn more) (Showing 5 of 8 : view all)
HCP Plan Summaries
Clark County Multiple Species HCP (7 permittees)
Lower Colorado River MSCP
Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Plan (LCR MSCP)
Malpai Borderlands
Salt River Project Horseshoe and Bartlett HCP

» Petitions

Most Recent Petition Findings (Showing 4 of 4 )
Date	Citation Page	Title	Finding
07/25/2001	66 FR 38611 38626	ETWP; 12-Month Finding for a Petition to List the Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) in the Western Continental United States	Notice 12 month petition finding, Warranted but precluded
02/17/2000	65 FR 8104 8107	Notice of 90-Day Finding for a Petition To List the Yellow-billed Cuckoo as Endangered and Commencement of a Status Review	Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Substantial
12/29/1988	53 FR 52746 52749	Findings on Pending Petitions & Description of Progress on Listing Actions; 53 FR 52746-52749	Notice 12 month petition finding, Not warranted Notice Candidacy Removal/Reclass, Not listable entity
01/21/1987	52 FR 2239 2242	Findings on Petitions & Initiation of Status Reviews; 52 FR 2239-2242	Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Substantial

» Life History

No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

» Other Resources

NatureServe Explorer Species Reports -- NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

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