Foothills of south-western Colombia and north-western Ecuador.
 
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) [XC534864]
by Nick Athanas from Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia (song)
Banded Ground Cuckoo (Neomorphus radiolosus) [XC238653]
by Julio Delgado from Esmeraldas: 18.5 road km NNW Alto Tambo, Ecuador (call, clicking call (bill snapping?))
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.