Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti)

Other Scientific Names
Saurothera vieilloti [BirdLife International (2004)], Saurothera vieilloti [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Saurothera vielloti [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Family
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Size
40 - 48 cm

First Described (Guide)
Bonaparte, 1850

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. From sea-level - 800 m.

Range (Guide)

Puerto Rico.

Vagrant to Virgin Islands (U.S.).

Puerto Rico.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti) [XC46661]
by Daniel Lane from Laguna Tortuguero, Puerto Rico (song)

Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti) [XC173293]
by Eric DeFonso from Cambalache State Forest, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (call)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Hispaniolan Lizard-cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris) and Jamaican Lizard-cuckoo (Coccyzus vetula). All have been considered conspecific.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti) - 10 files

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