Black-billed Coucal vs Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Centropus bernsteini comparado con Neomorphus rufipennis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-billed Coucal Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo
Nombre científico Centropus bernsteini Neomorphus rufipennis
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 37,2 cm (14.6 in) 34,1 cm (13.4 in)
Peso 162,5 g (5.73 oz) 381,25 g (13.45 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Black-billed Coucal only

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-billed Coucal

Canto

Loud, clear whistled call with carrying quality; rich musical notes audible through dense humid forest.

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Canto

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

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Black-billed Coucal

Least Concern

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-billed Coucal

Plumaje

White-browed Coucal: white supercilium stripe; brown-streaked above; rufous wings; pale buff below; long dark tail; red eye

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Plumaje

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

Black-billed Coucal

Cucal negro menor de 40–44 cm con espalda castaña y cabeza negra y pico completamente negro, habita en las tierras bajas del norte y oeste de Nueva Guinea.

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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