to adults but with a slightly paler throat and breast and no black bars on the tail. Distribution and habitat The subspecies of great lizard cuckoo are distributed thus: C. m. bahamensis, Andros, New Providence, Eleuthera, and Harbour islands in the Bahamas C. m. santamariae, many small islands off the north-central coast of Cuba's main island C. m. merlini, the main island of Cuba and Cayo Conuco and Cayo Saetía off its north coast C. m. decolor, Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Pines) The three Cuban subspecies of great lizard cuckoo inhabit a wide variety of landscapes including mature semi-deciduous and evergreen forest, secondary forest, savanna, scrublands, and the undergrowth of pine forest. In elevation they range from sea level to at least . C. m. bahamensis is similarly non-selective, inhabiting semi-deciduous, deciduous, and pine forest (especially forests with many vines), scrublands, and coffee plantations. Behavior Movement The great lizard cuckoo is assumed to be sedentary. Feeding The great lizard cuckoo is an opportunistic feeder; it forages mostly from the forest mid-story to the canopy, running along branches and gliding from tree to tree, but also spends significant time foraging on the ground, where it can run quickly if needed. No detailed studies of its diet have been made but, like many birds, its observed diet often fluctuates between insectivorous, omnivorous, and carnivorous; it is known to feed on lizards, adult (and larval) insects of many families, nestling birds, frogs, snakes, and sometimes small mammals and seeds or fruits. Breeding The great lizard cuckoo's breeding phenology is very poorly known, especially in the Bahamas. Its breeding season there appears to include April and May, and that on mainland Cuba might be as long as April to October. The nest is a shallow saucer made of twigs and lined with leaves; it is typically placed in dense foliage of a tree or bush at a low to medium height above the ground. The clutch size is two or three eggs. The incubation period and time to fledging are not known. Vocalization The great lizard cuckoo's principal vocalization is the "Long Call", described as "a throaty ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-kau-kau-ko-ko...with the second part gradually increasing in volume and increasing slightly in the speed of delivery before finally slowing again". It calls at any time of day, but sporadically. Another vocalization, the "Groan" is "a single emphatic Chuk note followed by a low-pitched (ca. 1