Red-billed Ground-cuckoo vs Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo
Neomorphus pucheranii verglichen mit Neomorphus rufipennis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Red-billed Ground-cuckoo | Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Neomorphus pucheranii | Neomorphus rufipennis |
| Ordnung | Cuculiformes | Cuculiformes |
| Familie | Cuculidae | Cuculidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Länge | — | — |
| Flügelspannweite | 33,7 cm (13.3 in) | 34,1 cm (13.4 in) |
| Gewicht | 330,0 g (11.64 oz) | 381,25 g (13.45 oz) |
| Ernährung | -- | -- |
| Gelegegröße | 2 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Red-billed Ground-cuckoo
Loud, harsh cackling call; piercing raucous notes carrying well across tall dense tropical forest habitat.
Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo
Deep, hollow resonant call; powerful low-frequency sound carrying across dense lowland tropical forest floor.
Erhaltungsstatus
Red-billed Ground-cuckoo
Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo
How to Tell Them Apart
Red-billed Ground-cuckoo
Goliath Coucal: very large; dark brown above; rich rufous wings; pale buff below; long dark tail; red eye; impressive large size
Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo
Pheasant Coucal: dark glossy black head and body; rufous-brown wings; strongly barred dark tail; reddish eye; terrestrial habits
About These Birds
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.
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.