Neomorphinae
| Neomorphinae Temporal range: Early Oligocene to recent |
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Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
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Neomorphinae Shelley, 1891 |
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Dromococcyx
Geococcyx
Morococcyx
Neomorphus
Tapera
Neomorphinae is 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. 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 nest.
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