Sulawesi Cuckoo vs Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Cuculus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Neomorphus rufipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Sulawesi Cuckoo Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Cuculus crassirostris Neomorphus rufipennis
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 34,1 cm (13.4 in)
الوزن 85,0 g (3.00 oz) 381,25 g (13.45 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

بلا

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Sulawesi Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

الغناء

Deep, hollow resonant call; powerful low-frequency sound carrying across dense lowland tropical forest floor.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Least Concern

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Cuckoo

الريش

Sulawesi Cuckoo: dark gray-brown above; pale below; long dark tail; yellow orbital ring; Sulawesi endemic; larger than most Cuculus

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

About These Birds

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Sulawesi Cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) — 30–34 cm. Dark grey above; pale below with bold brown-grey barring; heavier bill than most Cuculus. Endemic to Sulawesi in montane forest. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Poorly known.

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus rufipennis) — 46–50 cm. Bronze-green above; rufous wing panels; pale buff below. Found in humid forest of Venezuela, Guyana, and northern Brazil. Non-parasitic; follows army ants. Insectivore and small vertebrate predator. Rarely encountered; Near Threatened.

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