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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Biak Coucal	Lesser Ground-cuckoo
Nombre científico	Centropus chalybeus	Morococcyx erythropygus
Orden	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
Familia	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
Estado de conservación	Near Threatened	Least Concern
Longitud	—	—
Envergadura	39,1 cm (15.4 in)	19,8 cm (7.8 in)
Peso	244,4 g (8.62 oz)	66,6 g (2.35 oz)
Dieta	--	--
Tamaño de la puesta	--	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Biak Coucal only

🌲 Bosque

Lesser Ground-cuckoo only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Biak Coucal

Canto

Deep, booming resonant call; powerful low notes carrying impressively across African lowland forest floor.

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Canto

Soft, ventriloquial whistled phrase; clear pure notes given quietly and deceptively from dense tropical thicket.

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Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

Biak Coucal

Least Concern

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Biak Coucal

Plumaje

Black-hooded Coucal: black hood contrasting brown mantle; rufous-brown wings; pale buff below; long dark tail; red eye; bold hood

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Plumaje

Greater Roadrunner: boldly streaked brown above; white-cream below with dark streaks; long tail; shaggy crest; bare facial skin; fast runner

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About These Birds

Biak Coucal

Cucal de Kai (Centropus chalybeus), 36–42 cm. Plumaje negro azulado brillante, alas y dorso castaños, cola larga. Endémico de las islas Kai (Indonesia oriental). Habita en bosques densos y zonas de matorral. Se alimenta de insectos, lagartijas y frutos pequeños.

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Lesser Ground-cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus) — 28 cm. Brown above; chestnut rump; whitish underparts; bare blue orbital skin. Inhabits dry and semi-arid scrub from Mexico to Costa Rica. Non-parasitic; builds its own nest in low shrubs. Runs on the ground hunting large insects, lizards, and amphibians. Monotypic genus endemic to Mesoamerica.

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