Scaled Ground Cuckoo

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Scaled Ground Cuckoo (<em>Neomorphus squamiger</em>) is a species of Cuckoos (<em>Cuculidae</em>) in the order Cuckoos.

Overview

Scaled Ground Cuckoo (Neomorphus squamiger) is a species of Cuckoos (Cuculidae) in the order Cuckoos.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Neomorphus; binomial: Neomorphus squamiger; authority: Todd, 1925.

Distribution

Breeding range: South America.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Neomorphus squamiger treated by some as a subspecies of N. geoffroyi (Payne 2005; BLI 2013; H&M 4; contra SACC; Erritzøe et al. 2012; Firme et al. 2014).

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