Jamaican lizard cuckoo
| Jamaican lizard cuckoo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Coccyzus |
| Species: | C. vetula |
| Binomial name | |
| Coccyzus vetula (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Saurothera vetula | |
The Jamaican lizard cuckoo (Saurothera vetula) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Coccyzus vetula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- Raffaele, Herbert; James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith & Janis Raffaele (2003) Birds of the West Indies, Christopher Helm, London.
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