Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status NR
Habitat destruction through logging, road-building, ranching, agriculture, mining, hydroelectric development are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Scaled Ground Cuckoo (Neomorphus squamiger) [XC654551]
by Sidnei Dantas from Cristalino Jungle Lodge-Torre 2, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil (bill snap)
Scaled Ground Cuckoo (Neomorphus squamiger) [XC609966]
by id from Mato Grosso; Rio Cristalino, near Cristalino Jungle Lodge; canopy tower, Brazil (call, bill clapping.)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus geoffroyi).