Bird

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus

A summer resident that nests in West Virginia. Found in all 55 counties, across 12 habitats.

Here: Summer
Nesting: Nests here
Range: All 55 counties
Habitats: 12

Hand-coloured plate of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo by Mark Catesby, The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. 1, plate 9 — **Illustration**. Mark Catesby. Public domain (no known copyright restrictions). The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. 1, plate 9. Plant on the plate: The Chinkapin (Castanea pumila).

At a glance

Group: Birds
Here: Summer
Nesting: Nests here
Range: All 55 counties
Habitats: 12
Habitat models: Summer

Where it lives

The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.

Habitats in West Virginia 12

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Disturbed and introduced wetlands

Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

Summer

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

SummerCentral Appalachian Riparian - Forest Modifier; South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Forest Modifier; Central Interior and Appalachian Floodplain Systems; Central Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems; South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian; South-Central Interior Large Floodplain

Streams, rivers and their banks

Flowing water and its banks, bars and rocky shoals.

SummerCentral Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems; South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian

Swamps

Forested wetlands with standing water much of the year, such as cypress and gum swamps.

SummerCentral Interior and Appalachian Swamp Systems

Dry forests and woodlands

Forests and open woodlands on dry ridges and slopes, often oak or pine.

SummerOnly within 120 m of water.Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest - Xeric; Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Hardwood; Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak Forest; Central Appalachian Oak and Pine Forest; Central Appalachian Pine-Oak Rocky Woodland

Forest edges and thickets

Borders of forests, clearings and shrubby thickets.

SummerOnly within 120 m of water.Disturbed/Successional - Shrub Regeneration; Harvested Forest - Shrub Regeneration

Hemlock forests

Shady, evergreen forests of eastern or Carolina hemlock, often along rocky mountain streams and in gorges.

SummerOnly within 120 m of water.Appalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest

Moderately dry forests

Forests between dry and moist, often oak-hickory on slopes.

SummerOnly within 120 m of water.Northeastern Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest; Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.

SummerOnly within 120 m of water.Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest; South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest

Rich cove forests

Sheltered, moist mountain hollows and lower slopes with deep, fertile soil.

SummerOnly within 120 m of water.Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest

Shale barrens

Steep, sun-baked slopes of loose shale with sparse oaks and Virginia pine and their own endemic wildflowers. Linked only where the source names shale barrens; calcareous shale stays with the limestone glades.

SummerOnly within 120 m of water.

Tree plantations and managed pine

Planted or intensively managed stands of pine or hardwoods grown for timber; a land use rather than a natural community.

SummerOnly within 120 m of water.Deciduous Plantation; Evergreen Plantation or Managed Pine; Managed Tree Plantation

Other habitats in its models (123)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in West Virginia.

Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Hardwood Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest-Hardwood Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Juniper Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Ridge and Valley Calcareous Valley Bottom Glade and Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Ozark-Ouachita Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Southern Interior Low Plateau Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Crosstimbers Oak Forest and Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
North-Central Interior Dry Oak Forest and Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Ouachita Montane Oak Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
North-Central Interior Beech-Maple Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
North-Central Interior Maple-Basswood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Bluff Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Southern Coastal Plain Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
South Florida Hardwood Hammock Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry and Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Southwest Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Summer.
Southeast Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Summer.
Central and South Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Chenier and Upper Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Mississippi River Alluvial Plain Dry-Mesic Loess Slope Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East-Central Texas Plains Post Oak Savanna and Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East-Central Texas Plains Riparian Forest Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Oak Dome and Hammock Summer.
Ozark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Maritime Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Lower Mississippi River Dune Woodland and Forest Summer.
Western Great Plains Wooded Draw and Ravine Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Southern Crowley's Ridge Mesic Loess Slope Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Flatwoods Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Ozark-Ouachita Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Maritime Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Maritime Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Hardwood Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Hardwood Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Woodland Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Loblolly Pine Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Pine Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest - Pine modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-Heath Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest and Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Sandhill Oak and Shortleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Northern Crowley's Ridge Sand Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Southern Appalachian Low Mountain Pine Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Northeastern Interior Pine Barrens Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East-Central Texas Plains Pine Forest and Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
North-Central Oak Barrens Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Southern Piedmont Glade and Barrens Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Nashville Basin Limestone Glade Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Cumberland Sandstone Glade and Barrens Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Central Appalachian Alkaline Glade and Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Central Interior Highlands Calcareous Glade and Barrens Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Taxodium Modifier Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Bay/Gum Modifier Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Pine Modifier Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Nupea Modifier Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Clethra Modifier Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Peatland Pocosin Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall Summer.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Tidal Wooded Swamp Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Streamhead Seepage Swamp - Pocosin - and Baygall Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Tidal Wooded Swamp Summer.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Large River Swamp Summer.
South Florida Bayhead Swamp Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp Summer.
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Basin Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Taxodium/Nyssa Modifier Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Oak Dominated Modifier Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Clay-Based Carolina Bay Forested Wetland Summer.
South Florida Dwarf Cypress Savanna Summer.
Southern and Central Appalachian Bog and Fen Summer.
Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depressions - Forest Modifier Summer.
South Florida Cypress Dome Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Cypress Dome Summer.
Southern Piedmont/Ridge and Valley Upland Depression Swamp Summer.
Mississippi River Bottomland Depression Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer.
Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer.
Western Great Plains Floodplain Systems Summer.
Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Summer.
Mississippi River Riparian Forest Summer.
Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Hydric Hammock Summer.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Forest Summer.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest Summer.
Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
Red River Large Floodplain Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Floodplain Forest Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
Mississippi River Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer.
Ozark-Ouachita Riparian Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Plain Dry Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loblolly-Hardwood Flatwoods Summer, only within 120 m of water.
South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods Summer.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Flatwoods Summer, only within 120 m of water.
North-Central Interior Wet Flatwoods Summer.
Lower Mississippi River Flatwoods Summer, only within 120 m of water.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Nonriverine Wet Hardwood Flatwoods Summer.