Chestnut-winged Cuckoo vs Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Clamator coromandus verglichen mit Neomorphus rufipennis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo
Wissenschaftlicher Name Clamator coromandus Neomorphus rufipennis
Ordnung Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familie Cuculidae Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 32,0 cm (12.6 in) 34,1 cm (13.4 in)
Gewicht 76,2 g (2.69 oz) 381,25 g (13.45 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-5 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Chestnut-winged Cuckoo only

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

Gesang

Loud, far-carrying melodic call; rich resonant notes given from tall tropical forest tree. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Gesang

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

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

Least Concern

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

Gefieder

Chestnut-bellied Malkoha: rich chestnut belly; dark green-black above; bare red orbital skin; long green-glossed tail; bold belly

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Gefieder

Pheasant Coucal: dark glossy black head and body; rufous-brown wings; strongly barred dark tail; reddish eye; terrestrial habits

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About These Birds

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo (Clamator coromandus) — 45–50 cm. Black crest; white collar; black-and-chestnut wings; orange-buff underparts; long dark tail. Migratory; breeds in the Himalayas, South and Southeast Asia; winters to Sri Lanka and the Greater Sundas. Brood parasite targeting babblers and other hosts. Insectivore.

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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