▁band ed ▁ground ▁c uck oo ▁( Ne omorph us ▁radi ol os us ) ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁c uck oo ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁C uc ul idae . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Ch oc ó ▁of ▁western ▁Colombia ▁and ▁E cuador . ▁ ▁Its ▁natural ▁habit ats ▁are ▁subt rop ical ▁or ▁tropical ▁mo ist ▁low land ▁forest ▁and ▁subt rop ical ▁or ▁tropical ▁mo ist ▁mont ane ▁forest . ▁It ▁is ▁threatened ▁by ▁habitat ▁loss . ▁ ▁N est ing ▁Band ed ▁Gr ound - C uck oo ▁birds ▁build ▁their ▁n ests ▁entirely ▁out ▁of ▁leaves , ▁about ▁ 5 ▁meters ▁off ▁the ▁ground ▁on ▁under story ▁trees , ▁and ▁lay ▁a ▁single ▁nest ling . ▁That ▁single ▁egg ▁they ▁lay ▁is ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁rounded ▁shape , ▁rather ▁than ▁an ▁o val ▁shape ▁like ▁any ▁other ▁fundamental ▁bird ▁egg , ▁and ▁goes ▁from ▁being ▁a ▁white ▁cre am ▁color ▁to ▁an ▁egg ▁with ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁brown ▁sp ots ▁during ▁their ▁inc ub ation ▁proceed s . ▁Both ▁parents ▁make ▁sure ▁to ▁equally ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁nest ling ' s ▁need ▁for ▁bro oding / ▁inc ub ation , ▁care , ▁and ▁protection ▁from ▁any ▁pred ators . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Bird Life ▁Species ▁Fact sheet . ▁ ▁band ed ▁ground ▁c uck oo ▁Category : B ird s ▁of ▁Colombia ▁Category : B ird s ▁of ▁E cuador ▁Category : B ird s ▁of ▁the ▁T umb es - Ch oc ó - Mag