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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Biak Coucal	Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo
Nombre científico	Centropus chalybeus	Neomorphus rufipennis
Orden	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
Familia	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
Estado de conservación	Near Threatened	Least Concern
Longitud	—	—
Envergadura	39,1 cm (15.4 in)	34,1 cm (13.4 in)
Peso	244,4 g (8.62 oz)	381,25 g (13.45 oz)
Dieta	--	--
Tamaño de la puesta	--	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

🌲 Bosque

Biak Coucal only

Ninguno

Rufous-winged 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.

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

Near Threatened

Biak Coucal

Least Concern

Rufous-winged 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

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

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.

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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