Description: The yellow-billed cuckoo is a neotropical migratory bird,
28 - 32 cm (11 - 12.5 in.) long. Tail slender and long; upperparts grayish brown, glossed with olive; underparts dull, white, shaded with pale bluish gray or buff; wing patches large and rufous; lower mandible yellow with a black tip. Six large white spots mark the underside of the long graduated tail. Females slightly larger than males, but essentially look the same. Nesting season from June to August; clutch size 1 - 5 eggs; incubation
9 - 11 days; chicks fledge 7 – 9 days after hatching.
Diet: Feeds on large insects such as grasshoppers, caterpillars, crickets, cicadas.
Habitat: Associated with desert riparian habitats in mature cottonwood/willow associations close to moving water courses. Inhabits densely foliated, deciduous riparian thickets and shrubs containing willow (Salix), but also mesquite (Prosopis).
Range: Occurs throughout much of the United States. In Clark County, Nevada, may be found along the Virgin, Muddy, and Colorado rivers, and in the Las Vegas Wash.