Jamaican lizard cuckoo
The Jamaican lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus vetula) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Coccyzus |
| Species: | C. vetula |
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| Coccyzus vetula | |
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References
- BirdLife International. (2016). Coccyzus vetula. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684399A93028266.en
Further reading
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- Raffaele, Herbert; James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith & Janis Raffaele (2003) Birds of the West Indies, Christopher Helm, London.
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