{"id":30981,"date":"2019-09-27T08:48:44","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T12:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/?p=30981"},"modified":"2019-09-28T11:00:40","modified_gmt":"2019-09-28T15:00:40","slug":"great-lizard-cuckoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/great-lizard-cuckoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Lizard-Cuckoo"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30981\" class=\"elementor elementor-30981\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17287f56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17287f56\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dcfb67b\" data-id=\"7dcfb67b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3a1445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b3a1445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31016\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo11.jpg 674w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo11-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ad349e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79ad349e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations\/21060893\">\u00a9 Daniel Fortin<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4014a07d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_audio\" data-id=\"4014a07d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_audio.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-30981-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/XC331781-Bahama-Lizard-Cuckoo2016-5-22-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/XC331781-Bahama-Lizard-Cuckoo2016-5-22-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/XC331781-Bahama-Lizard-Cuckoo2016-5-22-1.mp3\">https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/XC331781-Bahama-Lizard-Cuckoo2016-5-22-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec436e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ec436e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/331781\">\u00a9 Andrew Spencer<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21c11fa9\" data-id=\"21c11fa9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e2a9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79e2a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Birdfinding.info \u21d2\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> Common and widespread throughout Cuba, where it can be found at most, if not all, of the principal birdwatching sites, and in some urban parks, such as the National Botanical Garden in Havana.\u00a0 Usually easy to find at Pen\u00ednsula de Guanahacabibes National Park, anywhere in the western mountains (Vi\u00f1ales and La G\u00fcira National Parks and the Sierra del Rosario), throughout the Zapata Swamp area, at Rancho La Bel\u00e9n, and on Cayo Coco, among other places.\u00a0 (For the Bahaman form, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/bahama-lizard-cuckoo\/\"><strong>\u201cBahama Lizard-Cuckoo\u201d<\/strong><\/a>.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dc5a75b elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"5dc5a75b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3a4a5e\" data-id=\"e3a4a5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47167872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47167872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Great Lizard-Cuckoo<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b35ec71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b35ec71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Coccyzus merlini<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15be0047\" data-id=\"15be0047\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c703ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20c703ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/family-cuculidae\/\"><strong>Family: Cuculidae<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-561fe22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"561fe22\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e2c4f2c\" data-id=\"1e2c4f2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745c8bad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"745c8bad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Endemic to Cuba, its satellites, and the central Bahamas.<\/strong> \u00a0Inhabits various types of wooded and semiopen habitats.<\/p><p>Two distinct forms are recognized, and in some cases treated as separate species:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo\u201d<\/strong>: Cuba, the Isle of Youth, and many smaller adjacent islands.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/bahama-lizard-cuckoo\/\"><strong>\u201cBahama Lizard-Cuckoo\u201d<\/strong><\/a>: Andros and Eleuthera; extirpated from New Providence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23bbcb0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23bbcb0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-583af533\" data-id=\"583af533\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4a3c01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4a3c01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Identification<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>A large, lanky, long-tailed, cuckoo, with striking scarlet orbital skin, brown upperparts, pale throat and breast, rusty or buffy belly and vent, and rufous patches on the primaries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-288af36b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"288af36b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"487\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo12-e1569675492383.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31017\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo12-e1569675492383.jpg 487w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo12-e1569675492383-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c95a7cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c95a7cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>.\u00a0 (Pinar del R\u00edo, Cuba; November 27, 2014.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbw.com\/ibc\/1089546\">\u00a9 Dubi Shapiro<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b0bcae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65b0bcae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The undertail has a black-and-white pattern that resembles that of several other <em>Coccyzus<\/em> cuckoos.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4045c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c4045c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"436\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo21.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31026\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo21.jpg 436w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo21-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ebded98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ebded98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>.\u00a0 (Pinar del R\u00edo, Cuba; November 9, 2017.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/75878331\">\u00a9 Allen Lewis<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b56f5c\" data-id=\"9b56f5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5530b916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5530b916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo20-e1569682343709.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31025\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo20-e1569682343709.jpg 599w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo20-e1569682343709-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77c37374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77c37374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>.\u00a0 (Los Sabalos, Matanzas, Cuba; February 13, 2016.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations\/8799462\">\u00a9 Colin D. Jones<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42fd87b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42fd87b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo44-e1569682395315.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31088\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo44-e1569682395315.jpg 428w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo44-e1569682395315-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be5b8e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be5b8e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. santamariae<\/em>.\u00a0 (Cayo Coco, Cuba; March 3, 2019.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/153709471\">\u00a9 Dave Curtis<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e81943f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e81943f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo19-e1569682505424.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31024\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo19-e1569682505424.jpg 460w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo19-e1569682505424-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646c0f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"646c0f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>.\u00a0 (Vi\u00f1ales, Pinar del R\u00edo, Cuba; November 10, 2018.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/125562981\">\u00a9 Michael J. Good<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1da06e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c1da06e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31015\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo10.jpg 565w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo10-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c1be9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71c1be9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>, drying its waterlogged feathers and showing its less impressive underlying size.\u00a0 (Soplillar, Matanzas, Cuba; May 25, 2018.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/103207331\">\u00a9 Adriana Dinu<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ffe2a98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ffe2a98\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c13db24\" data-id=\"6c13db24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26cdff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26cdff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo\u201d<\/strong> varies widely in the overall tone of its plumage, especially the upperparts, which are typically a neutral or warm shade of brown, but can be anywhere on a spectrum from dull grayish to bright rufous.<\/p><p>Its throat and breast vary from whitish to ashy-gray to buffy to cinnamon, and its belly and vent vary from cinnamon to rufous.<\/p><p>The mainland subspecies, <em>merlini<\/em>, encompasses most, if not all, of the variability in plumage tone, but tends to fall in the middle or the warmer, brighter, redder of the spectrum.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f99abda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f99abda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo29.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31069\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo29.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo29-300x249.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9452206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9452206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>, showing warm-brown upperparts typical of this widespread subspecies.\u00a0 (Sendero La Ermita, Pinar del R\u00edo, Cuba; February 21, 2018.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/88372151\">\u00a9 Arco Huang<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1382de45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1382de45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo26.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31066\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo26.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo26-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ddeeb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20ddeeb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>, showing neutral-brown upperparts.\u00a0 (Playa Pesquero, Holgu\u00edn, Cuba; March 14, 2019.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/147944451\">\u00a9 Diane St.-Jacques<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a7a81c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a7a81c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo24.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31064\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo24.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo24-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce425d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce425d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>, showing warm-brown upperparts with bright rusty highlights.\u00a0 (Playa Larga, Matanzas, Cuba; April 21, 2017.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/70434031\">\u00a9 Daniele Mitchell<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b3045c5\" data-id=\"5b3045c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbd2076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bbd2076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo27.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31067\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo27.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo27-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c55ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32c55ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>, showing warm-brown upperparts with rusty highlights.\u00a0 (Cueva de los Portales, Pinar del R\u00edo, Cuba; February 22, 2018.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/88372641\">\u00a9 Arco Huang<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eeef4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5eeef4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo5-768x513.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31003\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo5-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo5.jpg 774w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be867b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3be867b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>, showing warm-brown upperparts with rusty highlights.\u00a0 (Playa Larga, Matanzas, Cuba; April 13, 2015.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hoppy1951\/20800597986\">\u00a9 Allan Hopkins<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b2e2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67b2e2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo38.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31082\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo38.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo38-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3451d66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3451d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>, showing warm-brown upperparts with rusty highlights.\u00a0 (Sendero de las Aves, Camag\u00fcey, Cuba; January 14, 2019.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/138040931\">\u00a9 Gail DeLalla<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cedbfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8cedbfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo8-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31006\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3531a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a3531a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>, showing warm-brown upperparts.\u00a0 (November 9, 2006.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/9765210@N03\/2496051694\">\u00a9 Dominic Sherony<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-118bc57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"118bc57\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1b06a7\" data-id=\"b1b06a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da3018b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da3018b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo36-e1569682588601.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31076\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo36-e1569682588601.jpg 438w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo36-e1569682588601-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71fdf89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71fdf89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>, showing grayish upperparts, somewhat atypical of this subspecies.\u00a0 (Cienfuegos Botanical Garden, Cienfuegos, Cuba; February 25, 2019.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/149636721\">\u00a9 Paul Arneson<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f23b48e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f23b48e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo31.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31071\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo31.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo31-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f8976 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42f8976\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>, showing bright rufous wings.\u00a0 (Bermejas Wildlife Refuge, Matanzas, Cuba; February 23, 2018.) \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/88374241\">\u00a9 Arco Huang<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50925ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50925ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo30.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31070\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo30.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo30-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d3677d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d3677d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>, showing bright rufous wings and belly.\u00a0 (Sendero La Ermita, Pinar del R\u00edo, Cuba; February 21, 2018.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/88372151\">\u00a9 Arco Huang<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a5a0a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a5a0a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo40.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31084\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo40.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo40-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab30e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ab30e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>, fully fanned-out in flight, showing bright rufous wings.\u00a0 (Cienfuegos Botanical Garden, Cienfuegos, Cuba; February 18, 2018.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/87850941\">\u00a9 Linette Mansberger<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e607a0\" data-id=\"1e607a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3240677 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3240677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo34.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31074\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo34.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo34-300x281.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad4ac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bad4ac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>, showing exceptionally rufous plumage.\u00a0 (Soplillar, Matanzas, Cuba; July 10, 2017.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/63887621\">\u00a9 Erika Gates<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fcb110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fcb110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo16.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31021\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo16.jpg 640w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo16-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6157c1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6157c1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>, showing neutral-brown upperparts, holding its signature prey.\u00a0 (Soplillar, Matanzas, Cuba; February 1, 2016.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdguides.com\/gallery\/birds\/coccyzus-merlini\/619482\/\">\u00a9 Dave Williams<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fca40be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fca40be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31020\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo15.jpg 640w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo15-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d88bb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d88bb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>, close-up of the previous bird and its snack.\u00a0 (Soplillar, Matanzas, Cuba; February 1, 2016.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdguides.com\/gallery\/birds\/coccyzus-merlini\/619482\/\">\u00a9 Dave Williams<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16dc67b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16dc67b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31000\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo2.jpg 764w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2026c33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2026c33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. santamariae<\/em>, impersonating a roadrunner.\u00a0 (Cayo Coco, Cuba; March 22, 2017.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/awells48\/33682057112\/\">\u00a9 Alan Wells<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d51811f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d51811f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74c963c9\" data-id=\"74c963c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9453859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9453859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The two insular Cuban subspecies, <em>santamariae<\/em> (Jardines del Rey Archipelago) and <em>decolor<\/em> (Isle of Youth) seem mostly limited to the plainer, grayer end of the spectrum.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/bahama-lizard-cuckoo\/\"><strong>\u201cBahama Lizard-Cuckoo\u201d<\/strong> (covered separately)<\/a> resembles the insular Cuban subspecies, but is typically even plainer and grayer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68c9db2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68c9db2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo45-e1569682946101.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31089\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo45-e1569682946101.jpg 445w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo45-e1569682946101-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e5c743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e5c743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. santamariae<\/em>, showing the mostly grayish upperparts typical of this subspecies.\u00a0 (Cayo Coco, Cuba; February 3, 2019.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/139749291\">\u00a9 Simon Boivin<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112f5b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"112f5b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo47.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31091\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo47.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo47-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a56c807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a56c807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. santamariae<\/em>, showing the mostly grayish upperparts typical of this subspecies.\u00a0 (Cayo Coco, Cuba; March 9, 2017.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/51573041\">\u00a9 Timo Mitzen<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c055b30\" data-id=\"2c055b30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-787c8c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"787c8c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo43.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31087\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo43.jpg 667w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo43-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d4a21a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56d4a21a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. santamariae<\/em>, showing neutral-brown upperparts.\u00a0 (Cayo Coco, Cuba; May 3, 2013.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/pbase.com\/tereksandpiper\/image\/150599719\">\u00a9 William Price<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658e0dab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"658e0dab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo48.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31092\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo48.jpg 432w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo48-270x300.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc2bdf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fc2bdf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. santamariae<\/em>, showing the mostly grayish upperparts typical of this subspecies.\u00a0 (Cueva de Jabal\u00ed, Cayo Coco, Cuba; April 9, 2018.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/95160071\">\u00a9 Michael J. Good<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a0f007 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a0f007\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38145e1\" data-id=\"38145e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c72fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c72fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Immatures closely resemble adults but their orbital skin is more dull yellow or orange than red.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc0f56a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc0f56a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo33-e1569683076315.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31073\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo33-e1569683076315.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo33-e1569683076315-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8824d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8824d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>, immature, showing unusually dark throat and breast.\u00a0 (Soplillar, Matanzas, Cuba; January 29, 2016.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/24810291\">\u00a9 Aaron Marshall<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0eaff18\" data-id=\"0eaff18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790c8ddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"790c8ddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo17.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31022\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo17.jpg 672w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CubanLizardCuckoo17-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d3ba17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66d3ba17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d <em>C. m. merlini<\/em>, immature, showing warm-brown upperparts typical of this subspecies.\u00a0 (Playa Larga, Matanzas, Cuba; December 5, 2016.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nigelje\/31908547902\">\u00a9 NigelJE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-204f08d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"204f08d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80e5b21\" data-id=\"80e5b21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71fb4237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71fb4237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Voice.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 The characteristic calls of \u201cCuban\u201d and \u201cBahama\u201d Lizard-Cuckoos is a harsh, guttural staccato rattle that lasts for several seconds, usually at a machine-gun rate during most of the call, but it is somewhat variable: <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/66837\/embed?simple=1\" width=\"340\" height=\"115\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>Also various clucks, mutters, brief rattles, and a distinctive two-syllable contact call that consists of a cluck and a moan, <strong><em>Tk!-AAAWW<\/em><\/strong>: <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/72166\/embed?simple=1\" width=\"340\" height=\"115\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/66836\/embed?simple=1\" width=\"340\" height=\"115\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1210c775 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1210c775\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-242bfb8f\" data-id=\"242bfb8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de0fb18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7de0fb18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Polytypic species consisting of four recognized subspecies, one of which, <em>bahamensis<\/em>, has been regarded as a distinct form or separate species: the \u201cBahama Lizard-Cuckoo.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2593a5ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2593a5ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47e7c69c\" data-id=\"47e7c69c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7966a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7966a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Frontiers of Taxonomy: Are We Splitting the Great Lizard-Cuckoo?<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>The <em>Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive<\/em> regards the Cuban and Bahaman forms of Great Lizard-Cuckoo as two species, separating <em>bahamensis<\/em>, the \u201cBahama Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d from the other three recognized subspecies (<em>merlini<\/em>, <em>santamariae<\/em>, and <em>decolor<\/em>), the \u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo,\u201d based on three cited differences in plumage.\u00a0 The proposed split may eventually gain widespread acceptance, but that will likely require further research and analysis, particularly in light of the considerable plumage variation within the three \u201cCuban Lizard-Cuckoo\u201d subspecies, and the absence of clear vocal distinctions between the \u201cBahama\u201d and \u201cCuban\u201d forms.<\/p><p>In general, <em>bahamensis<\/em> differs visibly from most \u201cCubans\u201d in being much grayer overall, lacking the \u201cCuban\u2019s\u201d typically warm-brown upperparts and rusty tones.\u00a0 However, the two subspecies that occupy adjacent Cuban islands\u2014<em>santamariae<\/em> (Jardines del Rey Archipelago) and <em>decolor<\/em> (Isle of Youth)\u2014also average much grayer than the mainland Cuban subspecies, <em>merlini<\/em>.\u00a0 Facially, the most evident difference seems to be between the widespread <em>merlini<\/em> and the three more localized subspecies, which suggests that \u201cBahama\u201d has not diverged fundamentally.<\/p><p>The <em>Handbook<\/em> states that in comparison to \u201cCuban,\u201d <em>bahamensis<\/em> differs in having: (1) less extensive rufous in the primaries; (2) a black tip on the uppertail (apparently referring to the upperside of the two central retrices); and (3) purer gray on the breast and paler rufous on the lower underparts.\u00a0 The authors prioritize the rufous wing-patch as more significant than the other two distinctions.<\/p><p>Based on a review of published photographs, it is not clear that the underparts coloration differs at all between the two forms, as <em>bahamensis<\/em> seems to fall within the \u201cCuban\u201d subspecies\u2019 wide spectrum of variation.\u00a0 The two remaining plumage differences may be more consistent distinguishing features, but their taxonomic significance is not self-evident.\u00a0 Details of tail and wing coloration appear to vary widely across the Great Lizard-Cuckoo as a whole, and this intrinsic variation makes it difficult to draw definitive lines.<\/p><p>Several recordings of <em>bahamensis<\/em> and <em>merlini<\/em> vocalizations are available in the online Macauley Library.\u00a0 Both subspecies give various types of vocalizations, varying in pitch, phrasing, rate, and duration.\u00a0 Upon review of these recordings and those posted on xeno-canto.org, it seems apparent that both subspecies have similar repertoires, consisting of: extended staccato rattling, briefer rattles, isolated clucks, mutters, and a distinctly phrased two-syllable <strong><em>tk!-AAAWW<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ba05be8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ba05be8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32ba0a1c\" data-id=\"32ba0a1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28745927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28745927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>References<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, and G.M. Kirwan. 2019. Bahama Lizard-cuckoo (<em>Coccyzus bahamensis<\/em>). In <em>Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive<\/em> (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D.A. Christie, and E. de Juana, eds.). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbw.com\/node\/467234\">https:\/\/www.hbw.com\/node\/467234<\/a>. (Accessed September 25, 2019.)<\/p><p>eBird. 2019. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, N.Y. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebird.org\">http:\/\/www.ebird.org<\/a>. (Accessed September 25, 2019.)<\/p><p>Erritz\u00f8e, J., C.F. Mann, F.P. Brammer, and R.A. Fuller. 2012. <em>Cuckoos of the World<\/em>. Christopher Helm, London.<\/p><p>Garrido, O.H, and A. Kirkconnell. 2000. <em>Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba<\/em>. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, N.Y.<\/p><p>Payne, R., and G.M. Kirwan. 2019. Cuban Lizard-cuckoo (<em>Coccyzus merlini<\/em>). In <em>Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive<\/em> (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D.A. Christie, and E. de Juana, eds.). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbw.com\/node\/54897\">https:\/\/www.hbw.com\/node\/54897<\/a>. (Accessed September 25, 2019.)<\/p><p>Raffaele, H., J. Wiley, O. Garrido, A. Keith, and J. Raffaele. 1998. <em>A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies<\/em>. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9 Daniel Fortin \u00a9 Andrew Spencer Birdfinding.info \u21d2\u00a0 Common and widespread throughout Cuba, where it can be found at most, if not all, of the principal birdwatching sites, and in some urban parks, such as the National Botanical Garden in Havana.\u00a0 Usually easy to find at Pen\u00ednsula de Guanahacabibes National Park, anywhere in the western 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