Neomorphinae
Appearance
Neomorphinae Temporal range: Early Oligocene to recent
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Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cuculiformes |
Family: | Cuculidae |
Subfamily: | Neomorphinae Shelley, 1891 |
Genera | |
The Neomorphinae are a subfamily of the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. Members of this subfamily are known as New World ground cuckoos, since most are largely terrestrial and native to the Americas.[1] Only Dromococcyx and Tapera are more arboreal, and these are also the only brood parasitic cuckoos in the Americas, while the remaining all build their own nests.
Genera
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Dromococcyx Wied-Neuwied, 1832 |
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Geococcyx Wagler, 1831 |
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Morococcyx P.L. Sclater, 1862 |
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Neomorphus Gloger, 1827 |
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Tapera Thunberg, 1819 |
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References
[edit]- ^ Myers, P. R.; Parr, C. S.; Jones, T.; Hammond, G. S.; Dewey, T. A. "Neomorphinae (New World ground cuckoos)". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. Retrieved 2009-08-12.