Red-billed Ground Cuckoo

The red-billed ground cuckoo (Neomorphus pucheranii) is a species of cuckoo in the tribe Neomorphini of subfamily Crotophaginae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and possibly Ecuador. == Taxonomy and systematics == The red-billed ground-cuckoo has two subspecies, the nominate N. p. pucheranii and N. p. lepidophanes. == Description == The red-billed ground cuckoo is 43 to 55 cm (17 to 22 in) long, about half of which is its tail. One male weighed 330 g (12 oz). Adults have a heavy decurved red or orange bill tipped with green or yellow. Males and females of each subspecies have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a dark bluish black crown and shaggy crest with a purple gloss. Their nape and back are olive brown and the rump brown with a bronzy green gloss. Their tail is dark chestnut with an olive green gloss on the upperside of the central feathers. Their wings are mostly rufous; the outer primaries are black with a violet blue gloss. Their face is ashy gray with red lores, red skin around the eye, and bright blue skin behind the eye. Their throat is plain ashy gray, the breast ashy gray with…