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Guira Cuckoo

Guira guira

Least Concern

Envergadura

34,7 cm

Peso

141,73333333333335 g

Familia

Cuculidae

Orden

Cuculiformes

Acerca de

El urraco es un cuclillo social de América del Sur con plumaje estriado marrón y blanco, cola larga y cresta naranja-rojiza pronunciada. Mide unos 38 cm. Habita en áreas abiertas y semiabiertas de Brasil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay y Bolivia. Vive en grupos ruidosos de 6-18 individuos y cría cooperativamente, con varios pares poniendo huevos en el mismo nido. Se alimenta de insectos, lagartijas y pequeños vertebrados.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	34,7 cm	13.7 in
Peso	141,73333333333335 g	5.00 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Broad-billed Bronze-cuckoo: bronze-green above; broadly barred white below; wide bars; reddish eye; Australian bronze cuckoo

Habitat & Range

🏖️ Costero 🌾 Pastizal

Distribución geográfica

Found in open habitats across South America east of the Andes from Brazil to Argentina. Resident and gregarious.

Diet & Feeding

Omnivore of open South American country; eats large insects, small frogs, lizards, and bird eggs. Beetles and grasshoppers are key prey items.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: PL. Incubation: 10-15 days. Fledging: 15 days.

Sonido

Canto

Loud, gurgling call with hollow quality; distinctive multi-tonal sound carrying across open African savanna.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Cuculiformes (Cuclillos)
Familia	Cuculidae (Cucos)
Genus	Guira
Especies	Guira guira

Distribution

Guira Cuckoo has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Presente Not recorded