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
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.
Floodplain and bottomland forests
Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.
Streams, rivers and their banks
Flowing water and its banks, bars and rocky shoals.
Forests and open woodlands on dry ridges and slopes, often oak or pine.
Shady, evergreen forests of eastern or Carolina hemlock, often along rocky mountain streams and in gorges.
Forests between dry and moist, often oak-hickory on slopes.
Sheltered, moist mountain hollows and lower slopes with deep, fertile soil.
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.
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.
Other habitats in its models (123)
Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in West Virginia. Those recorded in West Virginia first, the rest by region.
Elsewhere in the South (77)
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Summer.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Maritime Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry and Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Peatland Pocosin Summer.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Maritime Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Tidal Wooded Swamp Summer.
- Central and South Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Central Interior Highlands Calcareous Glade and Barrens Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Crosstimbers Oak Forest and Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Cumberland Sandstone Glade and Barrens Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Maritime Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood 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 Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Floodplain Forest Summer.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loblolly-Hardwood Flatwoods Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Tidal Wooded Swamp Summer.
- East-Central Texas Plains Pine Forest and Woodland 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.
- Lower Mississippi River Dune Woodland and Forest Summer.
- Lower Mississippi River Flatwoods Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Mississippi River Alluvial Plain Dry-Mesic Loess Slope Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Mississippi River Bottomland Depression Summer.
- Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest Summer.
- Mississippi River Riparian Forest Summer.
- Nashville Basin Limestone Glade Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Northern Crowley's Ridge Sand Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Ouachita Montane Oak Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Ozark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Ozark-Ouachita Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Ozark-Ouachita Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Ozark-Ouachita Riparian Summer.
- Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest and Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Red River Large Floodplain Forest Summer.
- Ridge and Valley Calcareous Valley Bottom Glade and Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- South Florida Bayhead Swamp Summer.
- South Florida Cypress Dome Summer.
- South Florida Dwarf Cypress Savanna Summer.
- South Florida Hardwood Hammock Summer.
- South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Flatwoods Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods Summer.
- Southeast Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Summer.
- Southern and Central Appalachian Bog and Fen Summer.
- Southern Appalachian Low Mountain Pine Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Southern Coastal Plain Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
- Southern Coastal Plain Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Southern Coastal Plain Hydric Hammock Summer.
- Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp Summer.
- Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Cypress Dome Summer.
- Southern Coastal Plain Oak Dome and Hammock Summer.
- Southern Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall Summer.
- Southern Crowley's Ridge Mesic Loess Slope Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Southern Interior Low Plateau Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Southern Piedmont Glade and Barrens Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer.
- Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Southwest Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Summer.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Chenier and Upper Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest Summer.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Large River Swamp Summer.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Nonriverine Wet Hardwood Flatwoods Summer.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Flatwoods Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood 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.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall Summer.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Forest Summer.
Northeast (5)
- Central Appalachian Alkaline Glade and Woodland Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- North-Central Interior Wet Flatwoods Summer.
- Northeastern Interior Pine Barrens Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Basin Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest Summer.
- Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry Hardwood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Midwest (6)
- North-Central Interior Beech-Maple Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- North-Central Interior Dry 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 Maple-Basswood Forest Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- North-Central Oak Barrens Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Western Great Plains Wooded Draw and Ravine Summer, only within 120 m of water.
Land cover and other classes (35)
- Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Pine Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Clay-Based Carolina Bay Forested Wetland Summer.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Oak Dominated Modifier Summer.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Taxodium/Nyssa Modifier Summer.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Streamhead Seepage Swamp - Pocosin - and Baygall Summer.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Woodland Modifier 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.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier 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.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Plain Dry Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer.
- 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 Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - 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.
- Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Summer.
- Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depressions - Forest Modifier Summer.
- Mississippi River Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer.
- Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest-Hardwood Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Bay/Gum Modifier Summer.
- Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Clethra Modifier Summer.
- Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Nupea Modifier Summer.
- Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Pine Modifier Summer.
- Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Taxodium Modifier Summer.
- Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Hardwood Modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Loblolly Pine 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.
- Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer.
- Southern Piedmont/Ridge and Valley Upland Depression Swamp Summer.
- Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest - Pine modifier Summer, only within 120 m of water.
- Western Great Plains Floodplain Systems Summer.
Seasons in West Virginia
- Summer: nests here, in all 55 counties.
Also found in its main habitats
Its main habitats in West Virginia, by how much of its habitat model each one is, with the birds most characteristic of each and the plants that grow wild there. Shared habitat, not food.
Floodplain and bottomland forests
Birds 103
- Blue-winged TealAnas discors
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- GadwallAnas strepera
- Least BitternIxobrychus exilis
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- American PipitAnthus rubescens
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Snowy OwlBubo scandiacus
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
Plants 303
- Peach Leaf WillowSalix amygdaloides
- White Panicled Aster; Eastern Lined AsterSymphyotrichum lanceolatum var. latifolium
- Rudbeckia fulgida var. spathulataRudbeckia fulgida var. spathulata
- Shagbark HickoryCarya ovata
- Spreading SedgeCarex laxiculmis
- Blunt Broom SedgeCarex tribuloides
- Mountain SilverbellHalesia carolina
- Smooth Hedge-nettleStachys tenuifolia
- Common Cup-plantSilphium perfoliatum
- Camphor PlucheaPluchea camphorata
- Virginia Cup-plantSilphium perfoliatum var. connatum
- Heartleaf NettleUrtica chamaedryoides
Dry forests and woodlands
Birds 88
- Pine WarblerDendroica pinus
- Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Yellow-throated WarblerDendroica dominica
- Prairie WarblerDendroica discolor
- Black-throated Green WarblerDendroica virens
- Blackburnian WarblerDendroica fusca
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- American Tree SparrowSpizella arborea
- Barred OwlStrix varia
Plants 192
- Eastern Winged SumacRhus copallinum var. latifolia
- American ChestnutCastanea dentata
- Godfrey's ThoroughwortEupatorium godfreyanum
- White ThoroughwortEupatorium album
- McCree's MilkpeaGalactia volubilis
- Leavenworth's SedgeCarex leavenworthii
- Southern LoosestrifeLysimachia tonsa
- Carolina LilyLilium michauxii
- Tall BellflowerCampanulastrum americanum
- Perfoliate BellwortUvularia perfoliata
- Green Pyrola, Green-flowered WintergreenPyrola chlorantha
- BeechdropsEpifagus virginiana
Tree plantations and managed pine
Birds 61
- House FinchCarpodacus mexicanus
- Pine WarblerDendroica pinus
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Palm WarblerDendroica palmarum
- Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Prairie WarblerDendroica discolor
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Plants 1
- Red PinePinus resinosa
Sources
- USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models (2001)
- USGS GAP summer habitat model for Yellow-billed Cuckoo Elevation up to 1,265 m
- USGS Gap Analysis Project range maps (2001), modeled by watershed; migratory gives no dates
- NatureServe Explorer (CC BY 4.0), habitat names
- US Census TIGER/Line counties
- Names follow the USGS Gap Analysis Project (2001)