Neomorphinae

Neomorphinae is a subfamily of the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. The birds in this group live in the Americas and are terrestrial, meaning they live on the ground. But the two genera, Dromococcyx and Tapera, are more arboreal, meaning they live in trees. Birds in this group are known as "New World ground cuckoos".

 Description
All birds in this group are long-legged and long-tailed. They come in different sizes. The species in the genus Geococcyx are around  long. The smallest bird in this group, the striped cuckoo, is  long.

 Feeding
New World ground cuckoos are omnivores, meaning they eat both meat and plants. They eat many types of insects like grasshoppers, beetles, and caterpillars, arachnids like spiders and scorpions, snakes like rattlesnakes, lizards, other birds and bird eggs, small mammals like mice, small, young rabbits and bats. They also eat seeds and fruits.

 Habitat
New World ground cuckoos are found in forests, woodlands and deserts all over the Americas.

 Genera
Genus: Tapera
 Striped cuckoo, Tapera naevia

Genus: Neomorphus
 Rufous-vented ground cuckoo, Neomorphus geoffroyi 
 Red-billed ground cuckoo, Neomorphus pucheranii
 Banded ground cuckoo, Neomorphus radiolosus
 Rufous-winged ground cuckoo, Neomorphus rufipennis
 Scaled ground cuckoo, Neomorphus squamiger

Genus: Morococcyx
 Lesser ground cuckoo, Morococcyx erythropygus

Genus: Geococcyx
 Lesser roadrunner, Geococcyx velox
 Greater roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus

Genus: Dromococcyx
 Pavonine cuckoo, Dromococcyx pavoninus
 Pheasant cuckoo, Dromococcyx phasianellus

 References 
 Family Cuculidae-Subfamily Neomorphinae 

Category:Cuculiformes