Lesser Ground Cuckoo
Morococcyx erythropygus(Lesson, RP, 1842)
English (US) Lesser Ground Cuckoo
The Lesser Ground Cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.
- Scientific name
- Morococcyx erythropygus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lesser Ground Cuckoo
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1842)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Morococcyx erythropygus mexicanus
- Morococcyx erythropygus erythropygus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Coccyzus erythropyga
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1842)
- Type locality
- San Carlos, Central America.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 5 p.210
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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