Cuckoos

Lesser Ground Cuckoo

Morococcyx erythropygus

The Lesser Ground Cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus) is a 65 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Cuckoos

Order

Cuculiformes

Weight

65 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala.

Where to see it: Ecoparque El Espino (El Salvador); Zamorano Univ. · Campus Farms and River 740-815 masl (Honduras); Reserva Privada Montibelli (Nicaragua); Bocana Río Jiboa (El Salvador); Parque del Bicentenario (ANP El Espino-Bosque Los Pericos) (El Salvador).

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