Jamaican lizard cuckoo

Jamaican lizard cuckoo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Coccyzus
Species: C. vetula
Binomial name
Coccyzus vetula
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms

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.

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