Sulawesi Cuckoo vs Scaled Ground-Cuckoo

Cuculus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Neomorphus squamiger

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Sulawesi Cuckoo Scaled Ground-Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Cuculus crassirostris Neomorphus squamiger
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Not Evaluated
الطول
طول الجناح 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
الوزن 85,0 g (3.00 oz) 340,0 g (11.99 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

بلا

Scaled 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.

Scaled Ground-Cuckoo

الغناء

Deep, hollow booming call; resonant bass notes carrying far across dense humid tropical forest floor.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Not Evaluated

Scaled 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

Scaled 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.

Scaled Ground-Cuckoo

Scaled Ground-Cuckoo (Neomorphus squamiger) — 45–48 cm. Bronze-olive above; scaled white-tipped breast; rufous flanks; bare blue orbital ring. Restricted to humid eastern Amazonian forest in Pará, Brazil. Non-parasitic; follows army ants. Insectivore. Vulnerable; small range threatened by deforestation.

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