Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo Coccyzus vetula Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Monotypic
Robert B. Payne
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 8, 2018
Text last updated June 8, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cucut sargantaner de Jamaica |
| Czech | kukačka ještěrčí |
| Dutch | Jamaicaanse Hagediskoekoek |
| English | Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo |
| English (United States) | Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo |
| French | Tacco de Jamaïque |
| French (France) | 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 |
| Ukrainian | Тако ямайський |
Coccyzus vetula (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Cuculus Vetula
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.111.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Jamaica.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- COCCYZUS
- vetula
- Vetula
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo
