Habitat
The black-billed cuckoo is found in thickets, orchards, groves of trees, and
marshes, and forest edges.
Diet
Caterpillars make up a large part of the black-billed cuckoo's diet. It also eats other
large
insects, bird eggs, berries, fruits, and seeds.
Life Cycle
The female lays 2-4 eggs in a
messily arranged cup of twigs and grasses that is placed low in a tree or bush. The eggs are incubated by both parents for
10-13 days
and the chicks fledge in
7-9
days.
Behavior
The black-billed cuckoo is often heard and not seen! It stays hidden in dense vegetation. Its call is a
"coo-coo-coo-coo" sound, usually repeated a few times in a row.
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