Photo: François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Red-billed Ground Cuckoo
Neomorphus pucheranii
Red-billed Ground Cuckoo (Neomorphus pucheranii) — Cuckoos & Turacos of South America.
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The Red-billed Ground Cuckoo (Neomorphus pucheranii) is a member of the Cuculidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 330 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Cuculiformes
- Family Cuculidae Cuckoos
- Genus Neomorphus
- Species pucheranii
Quick facts
- Weight
- 330 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Red-billed Ground Cuckoo is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Red-billed Ground Cuckoo is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Red-billed Ground Cuckoo (Neomorphus pucheranii) is a species of bird in the Cuculidae family, part of the order Cuculiformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA w Amazonia.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 330 g, with a wing length of about 16.8 cm and a tail of around 25.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.1 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Red-billed Ground Cuckoo?
The Red-billed Ground Cuckoo is a large bird that weighs around 330 g.
Where does the Red-billed Ground Cuckoo live?
The Red-billed Ground Cuckoo is found across South America with a range covering SA w Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Red-billed Ground Cuckoo belong to?
The Red-billed Ground Cuckoo (Neomorphus pucheranii) belongs to the Cuculidae family, in the order Cuculiformes.
What does the Red-billed Ground Cuckoo eat?
The Red-billed Ground Cuckoo is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Red-billed Ground Cuckoo migrate?
The Red-billed Ground Cuckoo is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Red-billed Ground Cuckoo endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Red-billed Ground Cuckoo make?
1 real field recording of the Red-billed Ground Cuckoo can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Red-billed Ground Cuckoo's range?
The Red-billed Ground Cuckoo has a mapped global range of about 1.1 million km².
Conservation
Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.
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