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Great Lizard Cuckoo / Coccyzus merlini LC
- Synonyms Grat lizard cuckoo, Cuban Lizard-Cuckoo, Cuban Lizard Cuckoo, Great Lizard-Cuckoo
- Old latin name for bird Saurothera merlini
Great Lizard Cuckoobird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species
Bay-breasted Cuckoo
Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo
Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo
Jamaican Lizard Cuckoo
Dark-billed Cuckoo
Mangrove Cuckoo
Pearly-breasted Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Where to see Great Lizard Cuckoo
- Breeding region North America
- Breeding subregion Bahamas and Cuba
Great Lizard Cuckoo subspecies (4)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coccyzus merlini bahamensis | Bahamas | - | No |
| Coccyzus merlini decolor | Isle of Pines | - | No |
| Coccyzus merlini merlini | Cuba | - | No |
| Coccyzus merlini santamariae | islands off nc Cuba | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cucut sargantaner de Cuba |
| Chinese | 大蜥鹃 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 大蜥鵑 |
| Croatian | kubanska kukavica |
| Czech | Kukacka Merlinova, kukačka Merlinova, kukačka kubánská |
| Danish | Cubaøglegøg |
| Dutch | Cubaanse Hagediskoekoek |
| Estonian | suur-sisalikukägu |
| Finnish | isoliskokäki |
| French | Tacco de Cuba, Tacco de Merlin |
| German | Eidechsenkuckuck |
| Hungarian | gyíkászkakukk |
| Icelandic | Eðlugaukur |
| Italian | Cuculo lucertola maggiore, Cuculo lacertiero maggiore |
| Japanese | オオトカゲカッコウ, オオトゲカッコウ |
| Lithuanian | didžioji driežinė gegutė |
| Norwegian | kubaøglegjøk |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Kubaøglegauk |
| Polish | jaszczurkojad duży, jaszczurkojad duzy |
| Portuguese | papa-lagarta-cubano, cuco-cubano |
| Russian | Большая ящеричная кукушка, Ящеричная пиайя |
| Serbian | Velika gušterojeda kukavica |
| Slovak | kukavka svetlozobá |
| Spanish | Arriero, Cuco lagartero cubano, Cuco-lagartero Cubano, Arriero Cubano |
| Swedish | kubaödlegök, Större ödlegök |
| Turkish | Büyük Kertenkele Guguğu |
| Ukrainian | тако кубинський |