Neomorphidae

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Neomorphidae is a proposed family of birds, separating the ground cuckoos (including roadrunners) from the rest of the cuckoo family. It is traditionally nested within the family Cuculidae as the subfamily Neomorphinae.

[edit] Roadrunners

• 1321 Tapera naevia Striped Cuckoo
• 1322 Morococcyx erythropygus Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
• 1323 Dromococcyx phasianellus Pheasant Cuckoo
• 1324 Dromococcyx pavoninus Pavonine Cuckoo
• 1325 Geococcyx californianus Greater Roadrunner
• 1326 Geococcyx velox Lesser Roadrunner
• 1327 Neomorphus geoffroyi Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo
• 1328 Neomorphus squamiger Scaled Ground-Cuckoo
• 1329 Neomorphus radiolosus Banded Ground-Cuckoo
• 1330 Neomorphus rufipennis Rufous-winged Ground-Cuckoo
• 1331 Neomorphus pucheranii Red-billed Ground-Cuckoo