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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Pheasant Cuckoo	Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Dromococcyx phasianellus	Neomorphus rufipennis
Ordnung	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
Familie	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	—
Flügelspannweite	32,6 cm (12.8 in)	34,1 cm (13.4 in)
Gewicht	88,48333333333333 g (3.12 oz)	381,25 g (13.45 oz)
Ernährung	--	--
Gelegegröße	--	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Pheasant Cuckoo

Gesang

Deep, guttural croaking call; resonant low notes carrying across open South American tropical forest edge.

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

Pheasant Cuckoo

Least Concern

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Pheasant Cuckoo

Gefieder

Dromococcyx pheasant cuckoo: richly barred rufous and brown above; pale buff below; long graduated rufous-barred tail; peacock-eye pattern

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

Pheasant Cuckoo

Pheasant Cuckoo (Dromococcyx phasianellus) — 35–40 cm. Streaked brown; long graduated rufous tail barred black; pale buff below. Humid tropical forest from Mexico to Bolivia and Brazil. Brood parasite targeting antbirds and small passerines. Skulking; rarely observed despite its loud whistled song. 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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