Species Profile
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Yellow-Billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)

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

Listing Status:   

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
  • 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.

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    Last updated: November 22, 2009