Yellow-billed cuckoos (Coccyzus americanus) are long-tailed, slender birds that stay well hidden among deciduous woodlands. They usually sit completely still, even hunching up their shoulders to hide their crisp white underparts, while hunting for...
The black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus ) is a New World species in the Cuculidae (cuckoo) family. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus name kokkuzo, means to call like a common cuckoo, and erythropthalmus is from eruthros,...
The mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor ) is a species of cuckoo that is native to the Neotropics.
The great lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini ) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. The species is also known as the Cuban lizard cuckoo. It is found in The Bahamas (on Andros, Eleuthera and New Providence) and Cuba.
The dark-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus ) is a species of bird in the family Cuculidae, the cuckoos.
The Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti ) is a cuckoo endemic to the island of Puerto Rico, and is one of 4 species of lizard-cuckoos which occur only on Caribbean islands. These were formerly placed in the genus Saurothera (Greek for...
The bay-breasted cuckoo (Coccyzus rufigularis ) is a species of cuckoo that is endemic to the Dominican Republic on Hispaniola in the Caribbean. In the Dominican Republic, it is known locally as "cúa", the name coming from the call it makes,...
The Hispaniolan lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris ) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola (split between Haiti and the Dominican Republic). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry...
The Jamaican lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus vetula ) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.It is endemic to Jamaica.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
The chestnut-bellied cuckoo (Coccyzus pluvialis ) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. The monotypic genus Hyetornis was dissolved by the American Ornithologists' Union, but this is not universally accepted. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its...
The pearly-breasted cuckoo (Coccyzus euleri ) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Peru and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are...
The grey-capped cuckoo (Coccyzus lansbergi ) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Aruba, Colombia, Ecuador, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and...
