Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo - a photo on Flickriver

            Another Endemic, this Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo was photographed while out with Gabriel Lugo Birding Guide.  Gabriel has an amazing eye and ear for finding birds and with his help I found and photographed many species I would not have found otherwise.

An impressive long-tailed bird of wooded habitats including shade coffee plantations. Usually found in dense vegetation though sometimes found sunning in the open at first light with its tail spread. Note this species long straight narrow bill, brilliant red eyering, gray chest, and chestnut belly. The Mangrove Cuckoo is passingly similar but has a much shorter bill, a black mask, and lacks the red eyering visible on Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo. Secretive, but not shy, this species is often first detected by its voice. Song is a long, rapid, ratcheting “keh-keh-keh…” series that often accelerates and/or decelerates throughout. Other calls include a harsh, “craaa.”

Taken on: October 24, 2023

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Sets appears in: • Puerto Rico - October 2023

Camera: Canon EOS R5, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec, 840mm, ISO 3200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5
Lens:	RF600mm F4 L IS USM + EXTENDER RF1.4x
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	840mm
ISO:	3200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.0.1 (Macintosh)
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