Lesser Ground-cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus)

Lesser Ground-cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2020	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	1,240,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	50000-499999 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2019
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4.6 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population is estimated to number 50,000-499,999 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).

Trend justification: The species is undergoing a moderate decline (Partners in Flight 2019).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Costa Rica	extant	native	yes
El Salvador	extant	native	yes
Guatemala	extant	native	yes
Honduras	extant	native	yes
Mexico	extant	native	yes
Nicaragua	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Costa Rica	Guanacaste lowlands
Costa Rica	Nicoya Peninsula
El Salvador	Barra de Santiago
El Salvador	Cerrón Grande
El Salvador	Cinquera Forest
El Salvador	Conchagua Volcano
El Salvador	Deininger
El Salvador	El Imposible Forest
El Salvador	Jiquilisco and Jaltepeque
El Salvador	Jucuarán Hills
El Salvador	La Joya
El Salvador	La Unión Bay
El Salvador	Lake Olomega
El Salvador	Los Cóbanos
El Salvador	Río Sapo/Perquín
El Salvador	San Diego and La Barra
El Salvador	San Miguel Volcano/El Jocotal Lagoon
El Salvador	San Vicente Volcano
El Salvador	The Volcans and San Marcelino
Guatemala	Sierra de las Minas - Motagua
Mexico	Cuenca Baja del Río Papagayo
Mexico	Laguna de Chacahua - Pastoría
Mexico	Presa Cajón de Peñas
Mexico	Tancítaro
Nicaragua	Chocoyero - El Brujo - Montibelli and adjacent landscape
Nicaragua	Cosiguina Volcano
Nicaragua	Domitila
Nicaragua	Escalante River-Chococente-Tecomapa
Nicaragua	Estero Real Delta and Apacunca Plains
Nicaragua	Miraflor
Nicaragua	Mombacho Volcano
Nicaragua	Quirragua Mountains and adjacent landscape
Nicaragua	San Cristóbal-Casita-Chonco Volcanic Complex
Nicaragua	Tisma Lagoon

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Savanna	Dry	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 1500 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Lesser Ground-cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/lesser-ground-cuckoo-morococcyx-erythropygus on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.