Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo
A species of Neotropical ground-cuckoos Scientific name : Neomorphus geoffroyi Genus : Neotropical ground-cuckoos
Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo, A species of Neotropical ground-cuckoos
Botanical name: Neomorphus geoffroyi
Genus: Neotropical ground-cuckoos
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Description
The rufous-vented ground cuckoo is a large ground-dwelling bird with sturdy legs and a long tail. It has a brown head, greenish-brown crest and curved beak. The upper parts and tail are dark with a greenish, bluish or purplish iridescence, and the underparts are whitish to pale tan. The subspecies vary primarily in the details of the chest—and crown—pattern, and the colour of the tail and wings. There is extensive variation in the dark chest band, which hinders easy separation from the scaled ground cuckoo. Consequently, the latter is commonly regarded as a subspecies of the former. 
Size
50 cm
Life Expectancy
4.2 years
Nest Placement
Ground
Feeding Habits
Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo primarily consumes insects, including arachnids and myriapods, as well as small vertebrates like reptiles and amphibians. Occasionally, rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo incorporates plant matter, fruits, and seeds into its diet. Its foraging method involves rummaging through forest litter and preying on animals disturbed by army ant swarms.
Habitat
The rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo predominantly inhabits the primary evergreen forests of the neotropical region, thriving at ground level within the moist broadleaf forest understory. These birds are adapted to lowland and foothill ecosystems, including seasonally flooded transitional woodlands with dense vegetation such as bamboo thickets and Heliconia and Ficus dominated areas. They are found from sea level up to 1,650 meters elevation and rely on expansive, undisturbed habitats, often disappearing from areas affected by habitat fragmentation.
Dite type
Frugivorous
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Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Fruit
Species Status
As other species in the genus Neomorphus, the rufous-vented ground cuckoo is generally highly inconspicuous and infrequently seen. While overall unlikely to be threatened due to its large range, one subspecies, the nominate (from Bahia, Brazil; syn. maximiliani), may be extinct, and another, dulcis (from Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo, Brazil), is very rare and likely to be threatened. The remaining subspecies are salvini of Central America and northwestern Colombia, aequatorialis of the northwestern Amazon Basin, australis of the southwestern Amazon Basin, and amazonicus of the southeastern Amazon Basin. Overall, the rufous-vented ground cuckoo is listed by the IUCN as being of "vulnerable". Apart from habitat degradation, no particular threats have been identified and the bird has a wide range and presumed large population. The population trend is likely to be downward but not at such a rate as to justify putting this bird in a more threatened category.
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Cuckoos Species
Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo 
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