Great Lizard-Cuckoo

Great Lizard-Cuckoo

Saurothera merlini

40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Ciénaga de Zapata

Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata

Smooth-billed Ani
LC

Smooth-billed Ani

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crotophaga ani

30–40% · Possible
Mangrove Cuckoo
LC

Mangrove Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coccyzus minor

<5% · Rare
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
LC

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coccyzus americanus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Lizard-Cuckoo in Ciénaga de Zapata?

About 45% of visitor-days record a Great Lizard-Cuckoo sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 721 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great Lizard-Cuckoo in Ciénaga de Zapata?

July has the highest sighting rate for Great Lizard-Cuckoo in Ciénaga de Zapata in our monthly data.

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