CHESTNUT-BELLIED CUCKOO
(Hyetornis pluvialis)

 photo of Jamaican Lizard Cuckoo

Jamaican cuckoos, just like Old World cuckoos, are from the family Cuculidae, but are not brood parasites. The Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo is locally known as "Old man rain bird".

Like all of Jamaica's endemic wildlife, it is protected by the Wildlife Protection Act.

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