\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>

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>

The mainland subspecies, 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