Indian Cuckoo vs Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus مقارنةً بـ Neomorphus pucheranii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Indian Cuckoo Red-billed Ground-cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Cuculus micropterus Neomorphus pucheranii
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 39,3 cm (15.5 in) 33,7 cm (13.3 in)
الوزن 120,5 g (4.25 oz) 330,0 g (11.64 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Indian Cuckoo only

بلا

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Indian Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, far-carrying raucous call; harsh penetrating notes given from tall dense forest canopy. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, harsh cackling call; piercing raucous notes carrying well across tall dense tropical forest habitat.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

Least Concern

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Cuckoo

الريش

Indian Cuckoo: gray above; white below with bold dark barring; four-note call; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; common Asian species

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

About These Birds

Indian Cuckoo

Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) — 32–34 cm. Grey above; barred underparts; yellow orbital ring; broad dark subterminal tail band. Migratory; widespread from India through Southeast Asia and China to Korea and Japan. Brood parasite targeting drongos and other medium passerines. Insectivore. Famous four-note 'one more bottle' call.

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus pucheranii) — 46–50 cm. Greenish-brown above; rufous-buff below; bright red decurved bill; bare blue orbital patch. Inhabits dense lowland forest of western Amazonia in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil. Non-parasitic; terrestrial; follows army ants for flushed prey. Insectivore. Secretive and rarely observed.

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