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  • Synonyms Geoffroy's Ground Cuckoo, Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo, Bahia rufous-vented ground-cuckoo, Rufous vented Ground Cuckoo
  • Old latin name for bird Coccyzus geoffroyi

Rufous-vented Ground Cuckoobird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Beak snaps, © Ciro Albano.
    Brazil
  • 2.
    Bill snaps, © Marco Cruz
    Brazil
  • 3.
    Song, © Andrew Spencer
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Song, © Brian Cox
    Panama
  • 5.
    Song, © Marco Cruz
    Brazil
  • 6.
    Call, © JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA
    Brazil
  • 7.
    Call, © Ken Allaire
    Panama
  • 8.
    Song, © Bradley Davis
    Brazil
  • 9.
    Bill Snap Response to Playback, © Huw Lloyd
    Peru
  • 10.
    Bill clacking, © William Adsett
    Panama
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Rufous-vented Ground Cuckoo

  • Breeding region Middle America, South America
  • Breeding subregion Nicaragua to Colombia and s Brazil

Rufous-vented Ground Cuckoo subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Neomorphus geoffroyi aequatorialisse Colombia to n Peru-No
Neomorphus geoffroyi amazonicusPará (nc Brazil s of the Amazon)-No
Neomorphus geoffroyi australiss Peru and nw Bolivia-No
Neomorphus geoffroyi dulcisse Brazil-No
Neomorphus geoffroyi geoffroyiBahia (e Brazil)-No
Neomorphus geoffroyi salviniNicaragua to w Colombia-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalancucut formiguer becgroc
Chinese棕腹鸡鹃
Chinese (Traditional)棕臀雞鵑
Croatianljuskastoprsa kukavica
CzechKukacka rezavobrichá, kukačka rezavobřichá
DanishRødbuget Jordgøg
DutchRoodbuikgrondkoekoek
Estonianpunakõht-maakägu
Finnishandienmaakäki
FrenchGéocoucou de Geoffroy, Chemineau de Geoffroy
GermanGeoffroygrundkuckuck, Geoffroykuckuck, Tajazuirakuckuck, Tajazuikuckuck
IcelandicGrallaragaukur
ItalianCuculo di terra ventrerosso, Cuculo terragnolo culorossiccio
Japaneseチャバラアメリカジカッコウ
Lithuanianrudauodegė dirvinė gegutė
Norwegianrustbukjordgjøk
Norwegian NynorskRustbukjordgauk
Polishkukawka obrożna, kukawka obrozna
Portuguesetajaçu-uirã, acanati-de-bico-verde, aracuã, taiaçuira, mãe-de-porco, jacu-porco, jacu-de-estalo, jacu-molambo, tajaçu-ira, taiaçuguira, aracuã-da-mata, jacu-queixada, cuco-terrestre-de-barriga-ruiva, Jacu-estalo-de-bico-verde, jacu-estalo
RussianМедная земляная кукушка, Рыжегузая земляная кукушка
SerbianRiđotrba kukavica sa tla
Slovakkukuľa pestrá, kukula tajazuira
SpanishCuco hormiguero ventrirrufo, Váquiro Verde, Cuco Hormiguero, Cuco-hormiguero Ventrirrufo, Cuco-terrestre Collarejo
Swedishrostbukig markgök, Rostbukad markgök
TurkishKızılca Karınlı Yer Guguğu
Ukrainianтаязура рудогуза