Foothills of south-western Colombia and north-western Ecuador.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 2,499 (2010) and decreasing.
Status EN
Habitat destruction and degradation through logging and conversion to agriculture, mining, hunting, are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Song is a repeated deep cow-like or dove-like 'moo'. Also loud bill-clapping.
Banded Ground Cuckoo (Neomorphus radiolosus) [XC464898]
by Jerome Fischer from Anchicay\u00e1 Nature Camp, Colombia (song)
Banded Ground Cuckoo (Neomorphus radiolosus) [XC203987]
by Manuel Sanchez from Un Poco del Choco, Pichincha, Ecuador (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus geoffroyi) with yellow bill, bronzy-brown above including tail, glossed green wings and narrow, broken, black chest-band.
References
See References.