Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Jamaicaanse Hagediskoekoek |
| English (United States) | Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo |
| French | Tacco de Jamaïque |
| German | Jamaikakuckuck |
| Japanese | ジャマイカトゲカッコウ |
| Norwegian | jamaicaøglegjøk |
| Polish | jaszczurkojad ciemnogłowy |
| Russian | Ямайская пиайя |
| Serbian | Jamajkanska gušterojeda kukavica |
| Slovak | kukavka jašteričia |
| Spanish | Cuco Lagartero Jamaicano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuco lagartero jamaicano |
| Swedish | jamaicaödlegök |
| Turkish | Jamaika Kertenkele Guguğu |
Coccyzus vetula (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Cuculus Vetula
Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. ed.10, p.111.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Jamaica.
Definitions
- COCCYZUS
- vetula
- Vetula
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Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo Coccyzus vetula Scientific name definitions
Robert B. Payne
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 8, 2018
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 8, 2018
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo Coccyzus vetula
Authors
Robert B. Payne
Recommended Citation
Payne, R. B. (2020). Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus vetula), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.jamlic1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- June 8, 2018
- Jamaican Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus vetula
Authors
Robert B. Payne
Recommended Citation
Payne, R. B. (2018). Jamaican Lizard-cuckoo (Coccyzus vetula). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.