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Great lizard cuckoo

Coccyzus merlini (d'Orbigny, 1839)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The great lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 148 g to 203.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Great lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini)
Photo: Laura Gooch · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the great lizard cuckoo

Weight
148 g – 203.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the great lizard cuckoo

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Great lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini)
dominic sherony · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the great lizard cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the great lizard cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The great lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini) is a species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is found in the Bahamas and Cuba.

From the Wikipedia article “Great lizard cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great_lizard_cuckoo&oldid=1313701918), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the great lizard cuckoo endangered?

The great lizard cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the great lizard cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusCoccyzus
  7. SpeciesCoccyzus merlini (d'Orbigny, 1839)

Synonyms Saurothera merlini

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Cuban lizard-cuckooEnglish
  • Cuban lizard-cuckooEnglish
  • Great lizard-cuckooEnglish
  • وقواق السحالي الكبيرArabic
  • cucut sargantaner de CubaCatalan
  • kukačka kubánskáCzech
  • kukačka MerlinovaCzech
  • CubaøglegøgDanish
  • EidechsenkuckuckGerman
  • kuba kukoloEsperanto
  • ArrieroSpanish
  • Arriero CubanoSpanish
  • Cuco lagartero cubanoSpanish
  • Cuco-lagartero CubanoSpanish
  • GuacaicaSpanish
  • suur-sisalikukäguEstonian
  • isoliskokäkiFinnish
  • Tacco de CubaFrench
  • kubanska kukavicaCroatian
  • gyíkászkakukkHungarian
  • Cuculo lucertola maggioreItalian
  • Cuculo lacertiero maggioreItalian
  • オオトゲカッコウJapanese
  • didžioji driežinė gegutėLithuanian
  • Cubaanse HagediskoekoekDutch
  • kubaøglegjøkNorwegian
  • jaszczurkojad dużyPolish
  • cuco-cubanoPortuguese
  • papa-lagarta-cubanoPortuguese
  • Saurothera merliniPortuguese
  • Ящеричная пиайяRussian
  • Большая ящеричная кукушкаRussian
  • kukavka svetlozobáSlovak
  • Velika gušterojeda kukavicaSerbian
  • kubaödlegökSwedish
  • Större ödlegökSwedish
  • Büyük Kertenkele GuguğuTurkish
  • тако кубинськийUkrainian
  • 大蜥鵑Chinese
  • 大蜥鹃Chinese

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Relatives of the great lizard cuckoo

Other species in the same genus Coccyzus.

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Common questions

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How big is the great lizard cuckoo?

An adult great lizard cuckoo weighs 148 g – 203.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the great lizard cuckoo endangered?

The great lizard cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the great lizard cuckoo?

The great lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{great_lizard_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Great lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/great-lizard-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}