Jamaican lizard cuckoo

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.

Jamaican lizard cuckoo

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

References

  1. BirdLife International. (2016). Coccyzus vetula. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684399A93028266.en

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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