The scaled ground cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to the Amazon rainforest near the Tapajos River in Brazil, but much confusion exists over the exact limits of its range and the features useful for separating it from the very similar rufous-vented ground cuckoo. Consequently, it has sometimes been considered a subspecies of the rufous-vented ground cuckoo. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Todd, WEC 1925
Reference:
Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington
38 p.112
Protonym:
Neomorphus squamiger
Type locality:
Colonia do Mojuy, Santarem, Brazil.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34557678
Avibase ID:
6B6C661CA53AF17B
Avibase ID:
avibase-6B6C661C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6B6C661C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554799
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Scaled Ground-cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Scaled Ground-cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Scaled Ground-cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Scaled Ground-cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Scaled Ground-cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Scaled Ground-cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Scaled Ground-cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Scaled Ground-cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Scaled Ground-cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Neomorphus geoffroyi squamiger [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Neomorphus geoffroyi squamiger [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Neomorphus geoffroyi squamiger [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Neomorphus geoffroyi squamiger [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Neomorphus geoffroyi squamiger [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Neomorphus geoffroyi squamiger [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Géocoucou écaillé ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Géocoucou écaillé ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Neomorphus geoffroyi squamiger [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Neomorphus geoffroyi squamiger [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Neomorphus geoffroyi squamiger [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Neomorphus geoffroyi squamiger [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Neomorphus geoffroyi squamiger [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Neomorphus geoffroyi squamiger [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Neomorphus geoffroyi squamiger [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Scaled Ground Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Neomorphus squamiger [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Neomorphus squamiger [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Neomorphus squamiger [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Scaled Ground-Cuckoo ( Neomorphus squamiger) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Neomorphus geoffroyi squamiger [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Neomorphus squamiger [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Neomorphus [geoffroyi or squamiger]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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