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Jamaican lizard cuckoo

Coccyzus vetula (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The jamaican lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus vetula) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 95.8 g to 96 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Jamaican lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus vetula)
Photo: dominic sherony · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the jamaican lizard cuckoo

Weight
96 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the jamaican lizard cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the jamaican lizard cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Jamaican lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus vetula) is a species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Jamaica.

From the Wikipedia article “Jamaican lizard cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jamaican_lizard_cuckoo&oldid=1314718105), 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 jamaican lizard cuckoo endangered?

The jamaican 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 jamaican lizard cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusCoccyzus
  7. SpeciesCoccyzus vetula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cuculus vetula, Saurothera vetula, Saurothera vetula, Saurothera vetula, Saurothera vetula, Saurothera vetula vetula

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Jamaican lizard-cuckooEnglish
  • Jamaican lizard-cuckooEnglish
  • Jamaican lizard-cuckooEnglish
  • وقواق السحالي الجامايكيArabic
  • cucut sargantaner de JamaicaCatalan
  • kukačka ještěrčíCzech
  • JamaicaøglegøgDanish
  • JamaikakuckuckGerman
  • jamajka kukoloEsperanto
  • Cuco lagartero jamaicanoSpanish
  • jamaika sisalikukäguEstonian
  • jamaikanliskokäkiFinnish
  • Tacco de JamaïqueFrench
  • jamajčka kukavicaCroatian
  • jamaicai gyíkászkakukkHungarian
  • Coccyzus vetulaItalian
  • Cuculo lacertiero della GiamaicaItalian
  • ジャマイカトゲカッコウJapanese
  • Old Woman BirdJamaican Creole English
  • jamaikinė driežinė gegutėLithuanian
  • Jamaicaanse HagediskoekoekDutch
  • jamaicaøglegjøkNorwegian
  • jaszczurkojad ciemnogłowyPolish
  • cuco-jamaicanoPortuguese
  • papa-lagarta-jamaicanoPortuguese
  • Ямайская пиайяRussian
  • Ящеричная кукушкаRussian
  • kukavka jašteričiaSlovak
  • Jamajkanska gušterojeda kukavicaSerbian
  • jamaicaödlegökSwedish
  • Jamaika Kertenkele GuguğuTurkish
  • тако ямайськийUkrainian
  • 蜥鵑Chinese
  • 牙买加蜥鹃Chinese

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Relatives of the jamaican lizard cuckoo

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the jamaican lizard cuckoo?

An adult jamaican lizard cuckoo weighs 96 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the jamaican lizard cuckoo endangered?

The jamaican 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 jamaican lizard cuckoo?

The jamaican lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus vetula) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Jamaican lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus vetula). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/jamaican-lizard-cuckoo

MLA

“Jamaican lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus vetula).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/jamaican-lizard-cuckoo.

BibTeX
@misc{jamaican_lizard_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Jamaican lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus vetula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jamaican-lizard-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}