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Scaled Ground-Cuckoo

Neomorphus squamiger

Not Evaluated
体重
340.0 g
Cuculidae
Cuculiformes

关于

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
体重 340.0 g 11.99 oz

识别

羽毛

Banded Ground-cuckoo: rufous-buff below with dark barring; dark olive above; blue facial skin; long tail; barred pattern below

Habitat & Range

声音

鸣唱

Deep, hollow booming call; resonant bass notes carrying far across dense humid tropical forest floor.

分类学

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Cuculiformes (Cuckoos)
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
Genus Neomorphus
物种 Neomorphus squamiger

Distribution

Scaled Ground-Cuckoo has been recorded in 1 countries.

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出现 Not recorded
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常见问题

What does the Scaled Ground-Cuckoo sound like?
Deep, hollow booming call; resonant bass notes carrying far across dense humid tropical forest floor.
How big is the Scaled Ground-Cuckoo?
The Scaled Ground-Cuckoo has a weight of 340.0 g.
What order and family does the Scaled Ground-Cuckoo belong to?
The Scaled Ground-Cuckoo (Neomorphus squamiger) belongs to the order Cuculiformes and the family Cuculidae.

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