Cuculiformes

Here is an example of a Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) recorded above Grano de Oro in the Talamancas (Costa Rica), 6/24/99, illustrating the call notes leading to the "song".

Nechisar National Park

Kværkeby Mose, Midtsjælland

This unusual vocalization was made by a single Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) in Monteverde (Costa Rica) - Jim Zook, an accomplished ear-birder in Costa Rica says that he has also heard this call from the species.

Queen Elizabeth II National Park

Kværkeby Mose, Midtsjælland

This song is almost never heard, so recording this sample was a treat! It was sung from very high places on 3/10/99 in the early afternoon - as the bird sat atop a building, then on high brush and trees in the area. He was answered in like fashion by another about * mile away. Although there are two quick examples of the song in this file, they were actually sung about a minute apart

Semuliki National Park

Kværkeby Mose, Midtsjælland

Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is one of the most fascinating birds in the Southwestern US. Members of the Cuckoo order, they're beautiful in their own way, very intelligent (by human standards), and have endearing habits and courtship rituals. They are also excellent parents, meticulously teaching their young the ways of the chapparal . They eat lizards and snakes, insects, bird's eggs and occasional rodents. A male Roadrunner can often be seen in the Spring carrying a lizard as a love offering to his intended! They make three distinct sounds, one is a bill clatter, or rattle, which you'll hear first in this sample. The second sound is usually heard during the breeding season (although I caught this one in October!), and is a cooing sound, very much like a dove's.

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Buhoma

Kværkeby Mose, Midtsjælland

A Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana) calls at the El Pizote, near Puerto Viejo de Talamanca (Costa Rica), 6/23/99.

Lake Mburo National Park

Here is the "song" of the Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana), recorded at La Selva (Costa Rica), 6/19/99.

Lake Langano - Bishangari Forest

This is the rattle of a Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana), from the El Pizote, near Puerto Viejo de Talamanca (Costa Rica),6/23/99.

Cattana wetlands

Here is an example of a more complex Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia) "song", recorded in a meadow area on a road leading across the river out of downtown Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui (Costa Rica) into a marshy area and farmlands, 6/19/99. There were two birds calling and answering, then one flew into a tree quite close and continued calling.

Danau Dampelas

A Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia) calls in a tree in a field on the road leading out of Bribri, near Puerto Viejo de Talamanca (Costa Rica), 6/22/99. He went on like this for more than 5 minutes.

Santa Marta Steppe - Yet Another Questionable Road

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Buhoma

Pantanal