Scaled Ground-Cuckoo
Neomorphus squamiger
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Scaled Ground-Cuckoo (Neomorphus squamiger) — 45–48 cm. Bronze-olive above; scaled white-tipped breast; rufous flanks; bare blue orbital ring. Restricted to humid eastern Amazonian forest in Pará, Brazil. Non-parasitic; follows army ants. Insectivore. Vulnerable; small range threatened by deforestation.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| الوزن | 340,0 g | 11.99 oz |
التعرف
الريش
Banded Ground-cuckoo: rufous-buff below with dark barring; dark olive above; blue facial skin; long tail; barred pattern below
Habitat & Range
الصوت
الغناء
Deep, hollow booming call; resonant bass notes carrying far across dense humid tropical forest floor.
التصنيف
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| الرتبة | Cuculiformes (Cuckoos) |
| الفصيلة | Cuculidae (Cuckoos) |
| Genus | Neomorphus |
| الأنواع | Neomorphus squamiger |
Distribution
Scaled Ground-Cuckoo has been recorded in 1 countries.
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