Great Lizard Cuckoo
Coccyzus merlini(d'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1839)
English (US) Great Lizard Cuckoo
The Great Lizard Cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.
- Scientific name
- Coccyzus merlini
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Great Lizard Cuckoo
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1839)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Coccyzus merlini bahamensis
- Coccyzus merlini santamariae
- Coccyzus merlini merlini
- Coccyzus merlini decolor
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Saurothera merlini
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1839)
- Type locality
- Cuba.
- Original description
- Historia fĂsica, polĂtica y natural de la Isla de Cuba 3 p.115
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Grey-capped Cuckoo
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Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo
Coccyzus pluvialis
Bay-breasted Cuckoo
Coccyzus rufigularis
Jamaican Lizard Cuckoo
Coccyzus vetula
Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo
Coccyzus vieilloti
Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo
Coccyzus longirostris
St. Helena Cuckoo
Nannococcyx psix
Thick-billed Cuckoo
Pachycoccyx audeberti
Dwarf Koel
Microdynamis parva
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Black-billed Koel
Eudynamys melanorhynchus
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