# Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Western Distinct Population Segment of the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
> **US Fish and Wildlife Service** · Final rule. · Published 2021-04-21 · Effective 2021-05-21 · 86 FR 20798
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-07402
- **Category:** endangered-species
- **Sub-agency:** US Fish and Wildlife Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 20798
- **CFR reference:** 50 CFR 17
- **Publication date:** 2021-04-21
- **Effective date:** 2021-05-21
- **Interior docket:** Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2013-0011
## Abstract

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for the western distinct population segment of the yellow-billed cuckoo (western yellow-billed cuckoo) (Coccyzus americanus) under the Endangered Species Act. In total, approximately 298,845 acres (120,939 hectares) are now being designated as critical habitat in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. This rule extends the Act's protections to critical habitat for this species.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/04/21/2021-07402/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-designation-of-critical-habitat-for-the-western)
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