Black-billed Cuckoo

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Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Black-billed Cuckoo, a reference photo
Photo: Wolfgang Wander (colors adjusted by Skiessi) · CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)

The black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) 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".

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Black-billed Cuckoo being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Cuculiformes
Family
Cuculidae
Species
Coccyzus erythropthalmus

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