Avibase: Coccyzus merlini (Great Lizard Cuckoo)

Great Lizard Cuckoo

Coccyzus merlini (d'Orbigny, ACVMD 1839)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Great Lizard Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini bahamensis	Andrew Spencer	2016-05-22	Maiden Hair Coppice, North Andros, North Andros (Bahamas) (20 m)	call, song - song and calls from one of a pair of birds moving at mid-height in tall pine forest at the edge of a dense hardwood coppice. bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	331781 xeno-canto.org
Great Lizard-Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini	Andrew Spencer	2016-05-22	Maiden Hair Coppice, North Andros, Bahamas, North Andros (Bahamas)	- four cuts of song and various calls from a pair of birds, in response to playback. While vocalizing they were moving at mid-height in tall pine forest at the edge of a dense hardwood coppice.	33097110 macaulaylibrary.org
Great Lizard Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini	Johan DM	2004-01-05	Viñales, Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río (Former) (Cuba) (120 m)	call - [sono]	947203 xeno-canto.org
Great Lizard Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini bahamensis	Andrew Spencer	2016-05-22	Maiden Hair Coppice, North Andros, North Andros (Bahamas) (20 m)	call - calls from the same pair as in XC331781, in response to playback. bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	331782 xeno-canto.org
Great Lizard Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini	Paul Driver	2010-04-27	Andros, Bahamas, South Andros (Bahamas) (10 m)	song - [sono]	775662 xeno-canto.org
Great Lizard Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini	Lionel FREDERIC	2025-04-14	Soroa, Candelaria, Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Río (Former) (Cuba) (70 m)	call, song - nocturnal call	1050969 xeno-canto.org
Great Lizard-Cuckoo (Cuban) - Coccyzus merlini [merlini Group]	Joe Angseesing	2014-04-25	, Mayabeque (Cuba)	-	203885341 macaulaylibrary.org
Great Lizard Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini	FREDERIC Lionel	2025-04-20	Cienaga de Zapata--San Tomas, Matanzas, Matanzas (Cuba) (0 m)	call - [also] [sono]	998835 xeno-canto.org
Great Lizard-Cuckoo (Cuban) - Coccyzus merlini [merlini Group]	Joe Angseesing	2014-04-25	, Mayabeque (Cuba)	-	203885331 macaulaylibrary.org
Great Lizard Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini	Jesse Fagan	4-3-2010	Eleuthera Island, Central Eleuthera (Bahamas) (35 m)	aggitated call (A) -	48513 xeno-canto.org
Great Lizard Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini bahamensis	Andrew Spencer	2016-05-22	Maiden Hair Coppice, North Andros, North Andros (Bahamas) (20 m)	call - calls from the same pair as in XC331781, in response to playback. bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	331784 xeno-canto.org
Great Lizard Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini	FREDERIC Lionel	2025-04-14	Soroa, Candelaria, Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Río (Former) (Cuba) (70 m)	song - nocturnal song	999846 xeno-canto.org
Great Lizard Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini bahamensis	Andrew Spencer	2016-05-22	Maiden Hair Coppice, North Andros, North Andros (Bahamas) (20 m)	call - calls from the same pair as in XC331781, in response to playback. bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	331783 xeno-canto.org
Great Lizard-Cuckoo (Cuban) - Coccyzus merlini [merlini Group]	Joe Angseesing	2007-03-28	, Granma (Cuba)	-	203883981 macaulaylibrary.org
Great Lizard Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini	Laura Gooch	2011-02-11	Refugio de Fauna Bermeja, Matanzas , Matanzas (Cuba) (10 m m)	Call - Two sections filtered to remove Cuban Green Woodpecker calls	72166 xeno-canto.org
Great Lizard Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini	Jon King	07-12-2010	W side of Palpite, N of Playa Larga, Zapata, Matanzas (Cuba) (3 m)	call (B) -	66835 xeno-canto.org
Great Lizard-Cuckoo (Cuban) - Coccyzus merlini [merlini Group]	JL Guerra	2020-09-17	Bosque de Alberro, Cotorro, La Habana, Cuba, La Habana and Mayabeque (Cuba)	-	263609581 macaulaylibrary.org
Great Lizard Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini	Jon King	08-12-2010	c.10km SE of Najasa, Camaguey, Camagüey (Cuba) (95 m)	call (B) -	66836 xeno-canto.org
Great Lizard-Cuckoo (Bahama) - Coccyzus merlini bahamensis	Douglas L. Welch	1971-05-10	New Providence Island, New Providence, Bahamas, Nassau/Paradise Islands (Bahamas)	-	8299 macaulaylibrary.org
Great Lizard Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini	Paul Driver	27-04-2010	Andros, Bahamas, South Andros (Bahamas) (0 m)	song and calls (B) - At least four birds calling	50138 xeno-canto.org
Great Lizard-Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini	Delvis Toledo	2024-10-12	, Villa Clara (Cuba)	-	625037954 macaulaylibrary.org
Great Lizard-Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini	Mark Dennis	2012-04-27	Playa Giron, Matanzas, Cuba, Matanzas (Cuba)	-	75485611 macaulaylibrary.org
Great Lizard-Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini	Yaro Rodriguez	2021-05-08	, Ciego de Ávila (Cuba)	-	614795437 macaulaylibrary.org
Great Lizard-Cuckoo - Coccyzus merlini	Delvis Toledo	2023-10-21	, Cienfuegos (Cuba)	-	610229177 macaulaylibrary.org

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