Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | kukačka brazilská |
| Dutch | Geschubde Grondkoekoek |
| English | Scaled Ground-Cuckoo |
| English (United States) | Scaled Ground-Cuckoo |
| French | Géocoucou écaillé |
| French (France) | Géocoucou écaillé |
| German | Schuppengrundkuckuck |
| Japanese | ウロコアメリカジカッコウ |
| Norwegian | tapajózjordgjøk |
| Polish | kukawka amazońska |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | jacu-estalo-escamoso |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Jacu-estalo-escamoso |
| Russian | Чешуйчатая земляная кукушка |
| Serbian | Svetla ljuskasta kukavica sa tla |
| Slovak | kukuľa šupinatá |
| Spanish | Cuco Hormiguero Escalado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuco hormiguero escalado |
| Swedish | fjällig markgök |
| Turkish | Pullu Yer Guguğu |
| Ukrainian | Таязура тапайоська |
Scaled Ground-Cuckoo Neomorphus squamiger
Janice M. Hughes
Version: 1.0 — Published June 29, 2018
Version: 1.0 — Published June 29, 2018
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
The vocalizations of Scaled Ground-Cuckoo are very poorly known, but presumably are very similar to those of related species, especially Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo (N. geoffroyi) (Erritzøe et al. 2012). The apparent song of Scaled Ground-Cuckoo is a soft, low dove-like OOOOOOOoo about 1-2 seconds in length given repeatedly with approximately 1-2 seconds between songs.
Nonvocal Sounds
Scaled Ground-Cuckoo produces a loud, dry clacking sound by clapping its mandibles together, a behavior that is characteristic of all species of Neomorphus.
