Scaled Ground Cuckoo
Neomorphus squamiger
NENot Evaluated Endemic to Brazil
- Family
- Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
Overview
The scaled ground cuckoo (Neomorphus squamiger) is a species of cuckoo in the tribe Neomorphini of subfamily Crotophaginae. It is endemic to the Amazon rainforest near the Tapajos River in Brazil.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Central Amazonian Brazil (south side of the Amazon River on both banks of the lower Rio Tapajós, eastward to the east bank of Rio Xingu, and southward to upper Tapajós drainage).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Scaled ground cuckoo
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
