ID Quiz - June 25, 2020

It's a Yellow-billed Cuckoo!

With their long tails, cuckoos in flight have a shape that is reminiscent of an Accipiter (e.g. Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawk), but note the more elegant proportions, and the different bill shape. Once this bird is narrowed down to cuckoos, the ID becomes very easy, with that yellow on the bill.

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