Lesser Ground Cuckoo
Morococcyx erythropygus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Genus
- Morococcyx
- eBird Code
- legcuc1
Vocalizations
Nestor Herrera · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (2)
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Morococcyx erythropygus erythropygus
southern Mexico (Isthmus of Tehuántepec to northern Costa Rica)
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Morococcyx erythropygus mexicanus
arid western Mexico (Sinaloa to Isthmus of Tehuántepec)
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.