Lesser ground cuckoo
| Lesser ground cuckoo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Morococcyx P.L. Sclater, 1862 |
| Species: | M. erythropygus |
| Binomial name | |
| Morococcyx erythropygus (Lesson, R., 1842) | |
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.