Order
Cuculiformes
Family
Cuculidae
Genus
Morococcyx
 
Neotropical Birds
Version  1.0
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Lesser Ground-Cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus

Carlos A. Soberanes-González, Claudia I. Rodríguez-Flores, Marîa del Coro Arizmendi, Guy M. Kirwan, and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published November 22, 2013

References

Introduction

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Tashian, R.E. 1953. The birds of southeastern Guatemala. Condor 55: 198-210.

Recommended Citation

Soberanes-González, C. A., C. I. Rodríguez-Flores, M. d. C. Arizmendi, G. M. Kirwan, and T. S. Schulenberg (2013). Lesser Ground-Cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.legcuc1.01
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