Jamaican lizard cuckoo

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Jamaican lizard cuckoo
Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Coccyzus
Species:
C. vetula
Binomial name
Coccyzus vetula
Coccyzus vetula map.svg
Synonyms
  • Cuculus vetula Linnaeus, 1758
  • Saurothera vetula (Linnaeus, 1758)

The Jamaican lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus vetula) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Coccyzus vetula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22684399A130096625. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22684399A130096625.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

Further reading[]

  • Raffaele, Herbert; James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith & Janis Raffaele (2003) Birds of the West Indies, Christopher Helm, London.


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