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Rufous winged ground cuckoo

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Neomorphinae

Scientific name
  
Neomorphus rufipennis

Higher classification
  
Neomorphus

Order
  
Cuculiformes

Family
  
Cuculidae

Genus
  
Neomorphus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Red‑billed ground cuckoo, White‑crowned cuckoo, Black‑billed coucal, Neomorphus, Sulawesi cuckoo

The rufous-winged ground cuckoo (Neomorphus rufipennis) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is found in humid primary forests in northern Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela, and Colombia. At 50 centimetres (20 in) in length, it is the largest South American cuckoo together with the other members of the genus Neomorphus.

References

Rufous-winged ground cuckoo Wikipedia