Lesser Ground-Cuckoo

Lesser Ground-CuckooThe Lesser Ground-Cuckoo lives in arid lowlands from western Mexico to northwestern Costa Rica. It forages on open ground and, more often, in the understory.What does it look like?It is mostly brown above, with a long graduated tail, and buff-orange below. A pale eyebrow and bare blue skin behind the eye are distinctive; the bill is slightly downcurved.How does it live?The Lesser Ground-Cuckoo lives in arid lowlands from western Mexico to northwestern Costa Rica. It forages on open ground and, more often, in the understory.It forages on the ground and, more commonly, in the understory. Although often furtive, it may perch in the open, and it builds a shallow bowl-shaped nest on the ground.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.