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Lesser ground cuckoo

Morococcyx erythropygus (R. Lesson, 1842)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The lesser ground cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 61.8 g to 72 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Lesser ground cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus)
Photo: dominic sherony · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the lesser ground cuckoo

Weight
61.8 g – 72 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lesser ground cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the lesser ground cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The lesser ground cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus) is a species of cuckoo in the tribe Neomorphini of subfamily Crotophaginae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.

From the Wikipedia article “Lesser ground cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lesser_ground_cuckoo&oldid=1380706083), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the lesser ground cuckoo endangered?

The lesser ground cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the lesser ground cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusMorococcyx
  7. SpeciesMorococcyx erythropygus (R. Lesson, 1842)

Synonyms Coccyzus erythropygus, Morococcyx erythropygius

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Lesser ground-cuckooEnglish
  • Lesser ground-cuckooEnglish
  • Lesser ground-cuckooEnglish
  • وقواق الأرض الصغيرArabic
  • cucut babauCatalan
  • kukačka drozdíCzech
  • cog ddaear fechanWelsh
  • Lille JordgøgDanish
  • DrosselkuckuckGerman
  • turdokukoloEsperanto
  • Cuclillo boboSpanish
  • Cuclillo SabaneroSpanish
  • Cuclillo terrestreSpanish
  • rästaskäguEstonian
  • pikkumaakäkiFinnish
  • Géocoucou de LessonFrench
  • smeđa kukavicaCroatian
  • kis földikakukkHungarian
  • Cuculo di terra minoreItalian
  • Cuculo terragnolo minoreItalian
  • チビミチバシリJapanese
  • strazdinė gegutėLithuanian
  • LijsterkoekoekDutch
  • trostegjøkNorwegian
  • klinochwostka małaPolish
  • jacuzinhoPortuguese
  • cuco-terrestre-pequenoPortuguese
  • Дроздовая кукушкаRussian
  • Дроздовидная кукушкаRussian
  • kukuľa okrovobrucháSlovak
  • Mala kukavica sa tlaSerbian
  • trastgökSwedish
  • Küçük Yer GuguğuTurkish
  • таязура рудаUkrainian
  • 小地鵑Chinese
  • 小地鹃Chinese

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Relatives of the lesser ground cuckoo

Other species in the same family Cuculidae.

LC, Least Concern
Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)

Asian koel

Eudynamys scolopaceus

Cuculidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the lesser ground cuckoo?

An adult lesser ground cuckoo weighs 61.8 g – 72 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lesser ground cuckoo endangered?

The lesser ground cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the lesser ground cuckoo?

The lesser ground cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lesser ground cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-ground-cuckoo

MLA

“Lesser ground cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-ground-cuckoo.

BibTeX
@misc{lesser_ground_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Lesser ground cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-ground-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}