Cuckoos

Great Lizard Cuckoo

Coccyzus merlini

The Great Lizard Cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini) is a 170 g forest bird that eats a bit of everything. Some populations migrate.

Family

Cuckoos

Order

Cuculiformes

Weight

170 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in Cuba, Bahamas.

Where to see it: Soplillar · Sabanas de Palpite (Cuba); Refugio de Fauna Bermeja (Cuba); PN Ciénaga de Zapata · Santo Tomas (Cuba); Cayo Coco (Cuba); PN Cienaga de Zapata · Las Salinas (Cuba).

Photo: (c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist