- They have a broad, curved bill that is yellow at the base of the lower mandible and black on top
- Their head and back are grayish-brown, and their underparts are white
- They also have a blackish mask across their face and a yellow eyering
- Usually found in deciduous woodlands, where they hide among the thickest boughs and foliage
- Mainly eat insects, especially tent caterpillars and cicadas, but also some lizards, eggs of other birds, and berries
- Common folk names for the yellow-billed cuckoo are rain crow and storm crow ... this likely refers to the bird's habit of calling on hot days, often presaging rain or thunderstorms
-Listed in 2014 under the federal Endangered Species Act, and is in need of immediate conservation action
- Seen in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area