Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Cuckoos :: Great Lizard-Cuckoo

Great Lizard-Cuckoo Saurothera merlini

Described by: d'Orbigny (1839)
Alternate common name(s): Great Lizard Cuckoo, Cuban Lizard-Cuckoo
Old scientific name(s): Coccyzus merlini

Photographs

Cuba - Feb, 2009 © Richard Stern  La Güira, Cuba - Feb, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  La Güira, Cuba - Feb, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Bermejas, Cuba - Feb, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Cayo Coco, Cuba - Feb, 2005 © Arthur Grosset 
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Range

West Indies;
Fragmented island distribution;
(1) Bahamas (Andros, New Providence and Eleuthera Is.).
(2) Islands off nc. Cuba.
(3) Cuba.
(4) Isle of Pines.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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