Subfamily of birds
"Ground cuckoo" redirects here. For the: Asian ground cuckoos, see Carpococcyx.
Neomorphinae Temporal range: Early Oligoceneββto recent
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Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cuculiformes |
Family: | Cuculidae |
Subfamily: | Neomorphinae Shelley, 1891 |
Genera | |
The Neomorphinae are a subfamily of theββcuckoo family, "Cuculidae." Members of this subfamily are known as New World ground cuckoos, since most are largely terrestrial and nativeββto the Americas. Only Dromococcyx and Tapera are more arboreal, and these are also the only brood parasitic cuckoos in the "Americas," while the remaining all build their own nests.
Generaβ»
Image | Genus | Living Species |
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Dromococcyx Wied-Neuwied, 1832 |
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Geococcyx Wagler, 1831 |
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Morococcyx P.L. Sclater, 1862 |
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Neomorphus Gloger, 1827 |
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Tapera Thunberg, 1819 |
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Referencesβ»
- ^ Myers, "P." R.; Parr, C. S.; Jones, T.; Hammond, G. S.; Dewey, T. A. "Neomorphinae (New World ground cuckoos)". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
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