Banded ground cuckoo
Neomorphus radiolosus P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1878
The banded ground cuckoo (Neomorphus radiolosus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 399 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the banded ground cuckoo
- Weight
- 399 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the banded ground cuckoo live?
Not recorded
What is the banded ground cuckoo?
The banded ground cuckoo (Neomorphus radiolosus) is a vulnerable species of cuckoo in the tribe Neomorphini of subfamily Crotophaginae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
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Is the banded ground cuckoo endangered?
The banded ground cuckoo is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the banded ground cuckoo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusNeomorphus
- SpeciesNeomorphus radiolosus P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1878
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- Banded ground-cuckooEnglish
- Banded ground-cuckooEnglish
- Banded ground-cuckooEnglish
- وقواق الأرض المخططArabic
- cucut formiguer barratCatalan
- kukačka ekvádorskáCzech
- cog ddaear gennog y GorllewinWelsh
- Båndet JordgøgDanish
- BindengrundkuckuckGerman
- Binden-ErdkuckuckGerman
- stria grundokukoloEsperanto
- Cuco hormiguero escamosoSpanish
- Cuco-hormiguero EscamosoSpanish
- vööt-maakäguEstonian
- juovamaakäkiFinnish
- Géocoucou barréFrench
- ljuskasta kukavicaCroatian
- Cuculo terragnolo fasciatoItalian
- シマアメリカジカッコウJapanese
- dryžoji dirvinė gegutėLithuanian
- Gebandeerde GrondkoekoekDutch
- båndjordgjøkNorwegian
- kukawka prążkowanaPolish
- jacu-estalo-listradoPortuguese
- cuco-terrestre-barradoPortuguese
- Полосатая земляная кукушкаRussian
- kukuľa hnedokrídlaSlovak
- Tamna ljuskasta kukavica sa tlaSerbian
- bandmarkgökSwedish
- Yazılı Yer GuguğuTurkish
- Çizgili yer guguğuTurkish
- таязура смугастаUkrainian
- 斑鸡鹃Chinese
- 斑紋雞鵑Chinese
Relatives of the banded ground cuckoo
Other species in the same genus Neomorphus.
Rufous-vented ground cuckoo
Neomorphus geoffroyi
Red-billed ground cuckoo
Neomorphus pucheranii
Rufous-winged ground cuckoo
Neomorphus rufipennis
Scaled ground cuckoo
Neomorphus squamiger
CompareBanded ground cuckoo vs Rufous-vented ground cuckooBanded ground cuckoo vs Red-billed ground cuckooBanded ground cuckoo vs Rufous-winged ground cuckooBanded ground cuckoo vs Scaled ground cuckoo
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the banded ground cuckoo?
An adult banded ground cuckoo weighs 399 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the banded ground cuckoo endangered?
The banded ground cuckoo is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the banded ground cuckoo?
The banded ground cuckoo (Neomorphus radiolosus) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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