Banded ground cuckoo
| Banded ground cuckoo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Neomorphus |
| Species: | N. radiolosus
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| Neomorphus radiolosus | |
The banded ground cuckoo (Neomorphus radiolosus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in the Chocó of western Colombia and Ecuador.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Nesting
Banded Ground-Cuckoo birds build their nests entirely out of leaves, about 5 meters off the ground on understory trees, and lay a single nestling. That single egg they lay is more of a rounded shape, rather than an oval shape like any other fundamental bird egg, and goes from being a white cream color to an egg with a variety of brown spots during their incubation proceeds. Both parents make sure to equally contribute to the nestling's need for brooding/ incubation, care, and protection from any predators.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Neomorphus radiolosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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