Avibase: Picathartes gymnocephalus (White-necked Rockfowl)

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White-necked Rockfowl

Picathartes gymnocephalus (Temminck, CJ 1825)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
White-necked Rockfowl - Picathartes gymnocephalus	GABRIEL LEITE	2024-11-28	Nyamibe Forest (Bonkro), Adansi South (Ghana) (280 m)	call - [sono]	954956 xeno-canto.org
White-necked Rockfowl - Picathartes gymnocephalus	Simon Colenutt	2021-11-14	Bonkro Village, Ashanti, Ghana, Ashanti (Ghana)	- Low and very quiet snorting calls given by pair of birds before going to roost. Barely audible at a range of c.20m. Higher frequency cicada and other insect calls filtered out so as to make Rockfowl calls audible.	390137971 macaulaylibrary.org
White-necked Rockfowl - Picathartes gymnocephalus	Peter Boesman	2022-03-20	Nyamibe Forest (Bonkro), Adansi South (Ghana)	call - Soft 'kuk' grunts	719389 xeno-canto.org
White-necked Rockfowl - Picathartes gymnocephalus	Gabriel Leite	2024-11-28	, Ashanti (Ghana)	-	627805822 macaulaylibrary.org
White-necked Rockfowl - Picathartes gymnocephalus	Sam Zhang	2025-02-18	, Ashanti (Ghana)	-	632947412 macaulaylibrary.org
White-necked Rockfowl - Picathartes gymnocephalus	Paul Lenrumé	2022-09-21	Forêt classée de Kounoukan, Forécariah (Guinea) (650 m)	call - Recording on nesting site. At least 10 occupied nests. Adults feeding young chicks not visible in the nest. Authorization required to go to this forest. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	750078 xeno-canto.org
White-necked Rockfowl - Picathartes gymnocephalus	Jean-Nicolas Pradervand	2025-11-01	, Ashanti (Ghana)	-	644477775 macaulaylibrary.org
White-necked Rockfowl - Picathartes gymnocephalus	Peter Boesman	2022-03-20	Nyamibe Forest (Bonkro), Adansi South (Ghana)	call - Soft 'kuk' grunts and wingnoise	719391 xeno-canto.org
White-necked Rockfowl - Picathartes gymnocephalus	Peter Boesman	2022-03-20	Nyamibe Forest (Bonkro), Adansi South (Ghana)	call - Soft 'kuk' grunts	719390 xeno-canto.org
White-necked Rockfowl - Picathartes gymnocephalus	Peter Boesman	2022-03-20	Bonkro Village, Ashanti, Ghana, Ashanti (Ghana)	- Very soft guttural 'kuk' grunts of a bird at very close range.	436982921 macaulaylibrary.org
White-necked Rockfowl - Picathartes gymnocephalus	Peter Boesman	2022-03-20	Bonkro Village, Ashanti, Ghana, Ashanti (Ghana)	- Soft 'kuk' grunts and wingnoise	436983161 macaulaylibrary.org
White-necked Rockfowl - Picathartes gymnocephalus	Peter Boesman	2022-03-20	Bonkro Village, Ashanti, Ghana, Ashanti (Ghana)	- Soft 'kuk' grunts and wingnoise	436983041 macaulaylibrary.org

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