Neomorphinae
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"Ground cuckoo" redirects here. For the Asian ground cuckoos, see Carpococcyx.
| Neomorphinae | |
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| Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Subfamily: | Neomorphinae Shelley, 1891 |
| Genera | |
Neomorphinae is a subfamily of the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. Members of this subfamily are known as New World ground cuckoos, since most are largely terrestrial and native to the Americas.[1] Only Dromococcyx and Tapera are more arboreal, and these are also the only brood parasitic cuckoos in the Americas, while the remaining all built their own nest.
[edit] Genera
- Genus Dromococcyx
- D. pavoninus Pelzeln, 1870 - Pavonine Cuckoo
- D. phasianellus (Spix, 1824) - Pheasant Cuckoo
- Genus Geococcyx Wagler, 1831
- G. californianus (Lesson, 1829) - Greater Roadrunner
- G. velox (Wagner, 1836) - Lesser Roadrunner
- Genus Morococcyx
- M. erythropygus (Lesson, 1842) - Lesser Ground Cuckoo
- Genus Neomorphus Gloger, 1827
- N. geoffroyi (Temminck, 1820) - Rufous-vented Ground Cuckoo
- N. pucheranii Deville, 1851 - Red-billed Ground Cuckoo
- N. radiolosus Sclater & Salvin, 1878 - Banded Ground Cuckoo
- N. rufipennis (Gray, 1849) - Rufous-winged Ground Cuckoo
- N. squamiger (Todd, 1925) - Scaled Ground Cuckoo
- Genus Tapera
- T. naevia (Linnaeus, 1766) - Striped Cuckoo
[edit] References
- ^ Myers, P. R.; C. S. Parr; T. Jones; G. S. Hammond; T. A. Dewey. "Neomorphinae (New World ground cuckoos)". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Neomorphinae.html. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
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