Buff-headed Coucal vs Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Centropus milo comparado con Neomorphus rufipennis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Buff-headed Coucal Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo
Nombre científico Centropus milo Neomorphus rufipennis
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 52,8 cm (20.8 in) 34,1 cm (13.4 in)
Peso 766,0 g (27.02 oz) 381,25 g (13.45 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Buff-headed Coucal only

Ninguno

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Buff-headed Coucal

Canto

Deep, resonant booming call; powerful hollow notes carrying far across Melanesian lowland forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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

Buff-headed Coucal

Least Concern

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Buff-headed Coucal

Plumaje

Black-faced Coucal: glossy black face; dark brown mantle; rufous wings; black underparts; red eye; long dark tail; bold facial mask

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

Buff-headed Coucal

Cucal de las Salomón (Centropus milo), 48–56 cm. Plumaje negro intenso con brillo azul-verdoso, dorso y alas castaño oscuro. Cola larga. Endémico de las islas Salomón. Habita en bosques primarios y secundarios de tierras bajas. Se alimenta de insectos, lagartijas y frutos.

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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