Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cucut babau |
| Czech | kukačka drozdí |
| Dutch | Lijsterkoekoek |
| English | Lesser Ground-Cuckoo |
| English (United States) | Lesser Ground-Cuckoo |
| French | Géocoucou de Lesson |
| French (France) | Géocoucou de Lesson |
| German | Drosselkuckuck |
| Icelandic | Hvellgaukur |
| Japanese | チビミチバシリ |
| Norwegian | trostegjøk |
| Polish | klinochwostka mała |
| Russian | Дроздовая кукушка |
| Serbian | Mala kukavica sa tla |
| Slovak | kukuľa okrovobruchá |
| Spanish | Cuclillo Bobo |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Cuclillo Sabanero |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Cuclillo Terrestre |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Cuclillo Terrestre |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuclillo bobo |
| Swedish | trastgök |
| Turkish | Küçük Yer Guguğu |
| Ukrainian | Таязура руда |
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus
Version: 1.0 — Published November 22, 2013
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
The song of Lesser Ground-Cuckoo is described as "a series of 10 or more loud rolling or trilling notes, successively lower in pitch and more widely spaced, usually introduced by 2-3 clear, ascending whistles" (Stiles and Skutch 1989) and as "loud, rich, rolled whistles, suggesting a referee's whistle: slow-paced single notes build into a rapid series then fade off, becoming slower and slower, prree, prree, prree, prree-prree-prreeprree ... prree, prree, prree, prree, prree; at times stops after 2-3 introductory notes" (Howell and Webb 1995). This song is given throughout the year (Howell and Webb 1995).
For a representative audio recording with sonogram, see audio
Other vocalizations of Lesser Ground-Cuckoo include "a clear whistle, teeeee on an even pitch, higher than call of Thicket Tinamou [Crypturellus cinnamomeus]" (Stiles and Skutch 1989) and "a rough, growling ghaaaoow" (Stiles and Skutch 1989).
Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Lesser Ground-Cuckoo can be heard at Macaulay Library, at xeno-canto, and at Internet Bird Collection.
Nonvocal Sounds
Lesser Ground-Cuckoos also clack the mandibles together (Skutch 1966, Rowley 1984).
