Genus: Neomorphus
Description
Ground Cuckoos from South America and Central America.
All species are highly terrestrial, shy and difficult to see.
Their ecology is poorly known.
Taxonomy
Neomorphus is a genus in the Family Cuculidae.
Scaled Ground Cuckoo is sometimes included in Rufous-vented Ground Cuckoo.
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| N. geoffroyi | Rufous-vented Ground Cuckoo | ||
| N. squamiger | Scaled Ground Cuckoo | ||
| N. radiolosus | Banded Ground Cuckoo | ||
| N. rufipennis | Rufous-winged Ground Cuckoo | ||
| N. pucheranii | Red-billed Ground Cuckoo | ||
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 1997. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334221
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Neomorphus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Neomorphus
Pages in category ‘Neomorphus’
The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
