Description

Distinguishing Features - Slightly larger than the American Robin, 28 - 32 cm long. Colouration: olive-brown upperparts and plain, whitish underparts; tail, tipped in white; bill, black, downcurved; reddish eye ring.

Habitat

Breeds east from Alberta, in southern Canada and into the U.S.; open woodland, willow tangles.

Diet

Primarily insects and caterpillars.

Notes

North America cuckoos build and lay eggs in their own nests while many Old World species lay their eggs in the nests of other birds.