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Coccyzus longirostris

Photo by WillieWagtail
Photo taken: Las Galeras, Dominican Republic

[edit] Identification

Large cuckoo of about 45 cm. Notice the pale breast (compare Bay-breasted Cuckoo). Overall brownish upperparts, pale breast, variable throat, darker belly, long graduated tail with white spots on tips (visible on underside of folded tail), long bill, red facial skin around eye.

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to Hispaniola and surrounding smaller islands.

[edit] Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized, longirostris and petersi. Some authorities refer to Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo as Saurothera longirostris.

[edit] Habitat

Forests, plantations and other woodlands

[edit] Behaviour

Eats small vertebrates and large invertebrates. Usually seen moving around slowly.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Raffaele et al. 1998. Birds of the West Indies. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0713649054

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