Saurothera longirostris
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The Hispaniolan lizard cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris) is a species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola that is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
The Hispaniolan lizard cuckoo and three other lizard cuckoos were once considered a single species. Individually, they were previously placed in the genus Saurothera that was later merged into the current Coccyzus, and they are considered a superspecies. All four of them are endemic to islands in the Caribbean.
The Hispaniolan lizard cuckoo is 41 to 46 cm (16 to 18 in) long, about half of which is the tail. Males weigh about 83 to 99 g (2.9 to 3.5 oz) and females about 92 to 128 g (3.2 to 4.5 oz). Both subspecies have a long straight bill with a black maxilla and a paler mandible. The sexes within a subspecies have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have entirely gray upperparts. Their wings are chestnut with a rufous patch. Their throat is rufous, the breast pale gray, and the... Wikipedia →
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Dominican Republic · 2025
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Haitises National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo sighting in Jaragua National Park on a given day, based on 64 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 92 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and November
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo in Jaragua National Park on a given day, against about 20% in January, the lowest month. June to September have too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo sightings, Jaragua National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Los Haitises National Park (Dominican Republic, about 60%).
Same family: Cuculidae
The closest relatives of the Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo that you can see in Jaragua National Park (family Cuculidae, Cuckoos) are Smooth-billed Ani (about 20%) and Mangrove Cuckoo (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo is recorded against all the birds logged in Jaragua National Park (64 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
