Saurothera longirostris
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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 |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo sighting in Los Haitises National Park on a given day, based on 348 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 106 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo in Los Haitises National Park on a given day, against about 30% in August, the lowest month. Those are among Los Haitises National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 170 mm in May.
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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo sightings, Los Haitises National Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Jaragua National Park (Dominican Republic, about 30%).
Same family: Cuculidae
The closest relatives of the Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo that you can see in Los Haitises National Park (family Cuculidae, Cuckoos) are Smooth-billed Ani (about 40%) and Mangrove Cuckoo (about 20%), 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 Los Haitises National Park (348 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.
