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Least Concern
The black-billed cuckoo is a New World species in the Cuculidae (cuckoo) family. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus name, kokkuzo, means to call like a common cuckoo, and erythropthalmus is from eruthros, "red" and ophthalmos, "eye".
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Top parks for Black-billed Cuckoo. Sightings recorded in 9 safari areas total.
● Common (500+ sightings)● Occasional (50-499)● Rare (<50)
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