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Mass Audubon State of the Birds

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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus

The shy and retiring Yellow-billed Cuckoo is an uncommon breeder in Massachusetts, most often found in moist secondary forests with a scrubby understory. Its breeding range in the Commonwealth is somewhat restricted to the more southern portions of the state.
Conservation Status
No Action: Likely Increase

Tracking This Bird In Massachusetts

Climate Vulnerability Score

Least Vulnerable
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (current)
0.52
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (2050)
0.52
Mass Audubon Absolute change in likelihood of occurrence
0.00
U.S. Forest Service Climate Change Bird Atlas (Hadly Hi emissions scenario)a
31.70
National Audubon Societyb
n/a
a USFS model data for Massachusetts by 2100
b National Audubon Society's Climate Change Atlas was completed on a continental scale.

Breeding Bird Atlas

Atlas I Blocks
169
Atlas II Blocks
258
Percent of state occupied - Atlas I
17
Percent of state occupied - Atlas II
24
Percent change
129

Breeding Bird Survey

Annual trend 1966-2010
0.3%
P-value
not significant
Number of routes
23
Recent trend 2000-2010
3.8%

Christmas Bird Count

Trend (1963-2008)
0
Significantly different than zero
Trend (1963-1979)
0
Significantly different than zero
Trend (1979-2008)
0
Significantly different than zero

Habitat Usage

Breeding

Shrubland

Wintering

Does not winter in Massachusetts

Climate Suitability Current and 2050