Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo
Neomorphus geoffroyi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusNeomorphus (Neotropical Ground-Cuckoos)
- SpeciesNeomorphus geoffroyi (Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo)
Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park
Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana
Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani
Greater Ani
Crotophaga major
Striped Cuckoo
Tapera naevia
Dark-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus melacoryphus
Pavonine Cuckoo
Dromococcyx pavoninus
Little Cuckoo
Piaya minuta
Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Ash-colored Cuckoo
Coccyzus cinereus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 12 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo in Madidi National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo in Madidi National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.