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PRB-0054Cuculiformes

Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo

Pájaro Bobo Mayor

Coccyzus vieilloti

Puerto Rico endemicIUCN LC · Least Concern

The Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti) is a species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico.

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FamilyCuculidaeCuckoos

Puerto Rico occurrencePuerto Rico endemicAvibase inferred core 380

Primary habitatDry and moist forest; woodland; karst; shade coffee and thicketsDry and moist forest; woodland; karst; shade coffee and thickets

Primary dietVertebrateOmnivore

Average mass86 gGlobal trait estimate

MovementSedentaryInsessorial

Sound archive

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XC173290Recording 1 of 3call

SpectrogramCoccyzus vieilloti

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Sound recorded by Eric DeFonso · XC173290 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo

The Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti) is a species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN: LC
Puerto Rico DNER: No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA: No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat: Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat: Dry and moist forest; woodland; karst; shade coffee and thickets
Elevation: 0–900 m
Nest: Platform · Shrub / bush / vine; Tree
Clutch: 2–3 eggs
Social behavior: Solitary

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This bird belongs to 9 paths through the atlas.

The complete catalogAll Birds of Puerto Rico402 birds →Puerto Rican originalsLiving Endemic Birds19 birds →Found nowhere elsePuerto Rico's Endemic Birds27 birds →Birds by habitatForest Birds159 birds →Birds by habitatShrubland & Scrub Birds47 birds →ConservationLeast Concern Birds328 birds →Occurrence in Puerto RicoBreeding Birds55 birds →Occurrence in Puerto RicoResident Birds47 birds →Bird familyCuckoos (Cuculidae)5 birds →

Evidence trail

Sources, media & further reading

eBird species profile↗Macaulay Library media↗iNaturalist observations↗GBIF occurrence data↗BirdLife species factsheet↗Xeno-canto recordings↗Wikipedia in English↗Wikipedia en Español↗Media source · inaturalist.org↗Source record 1↗Source record 2↗Source record 3↗Source record 4↗Source record 5↗

Research note: One of the traditional 17 endemic species in SOPI's detailed list