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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Jamaican Lizard-cuckoo	Dark Hawk-Cuckoo
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Coccyzus vetula	Hierococcyx bocki
Ordnung	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
Familie	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	—
Flügelspannweite	24,1 cm (9.5 in)	35,9 cm (14.1 in)
Gewicht	95,5 g (3.37 oz)	137,0 g (4.83 oz)
Ernährung	--	--
Gelegegröße	--	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

🌲 Forest

Jamaican Lizard-cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Jamaican Lizard-cuckoo

Gesang

Loud, far-carrying resonant call with melodic quality; clear rich notes given from tall forest tree.

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

Gesang

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in South Asia.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Jamaican Lizard-cuckoo

Least Concern

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Jamaican Lizard-cuckoo

Gefieder

Black-billed Cuckoo: olive-brown above; white below; black bill; long dark tail; white-buff tipped tail; North American migrant

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

Gefieder

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo: dark brown above; pale below with dense dark barring; hawk-like; long barred tail; yellow orbital ring; dark morph

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About These Birds

Jamaican Lizard-cuckoo

Jamaican Lizard-cuckoo (Coccyzus vetula) — 37–42 cm. Brown above; cinnamon-buff underparts; long tail with bold white tips; bare red orbital skin. Endemic to Jamaica in forest and wooded scrub. Non-parasitic; specialised lizard hunter, hence the name. Also eats large insects and small vertebrates.

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx bocki) — 28–31 cm. Dark grey above; pale below with darker streaking; barred tail. Restricted to montane forest of the Malay Peninsula. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Rare; poorly documented.

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