Banded ground cuckoo

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.

Banded ground cuckoo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Neomorphus
Species:
N. radiolosus
Binomial name
Neomorphus radiolosus
Sclater & Salvin, 1878

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
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Neomorphus radiolosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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