Long-billed Cuckoo vs Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Chalcites megarhynchus comparado con Neomorphus rufipennis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Long-billed Cuckoo Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo
Nombre científico Chalcites megarhynchus Neomorphus rufipennis
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 19,4 cm (7.6 in) 34,1 cm (13.4 in)
Peso 31,25 g (1.10 oz) 381,25 g (13.45 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Long-billed Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Long-billed Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, melodic call with resonant quality; rich carrying notes given from tall tropical forest tree. 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

Long-billed Cuckoo

Least Concern

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Long-billed Cuckoo

Plumaje

Little Bronze-cuckoo (Minutillus): smallest; bronze-green above; barred white below; red eye; iridescent golden-bronze; tiny size

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

Long-billed Cuckoo

Cucú bronceado de pico largo (Chalcites megarhynchus), 17–19 cm. Partes superiores bronce-verdosas; partes inferiores blancas con barras oscuras; pico largo y ligeramente curvado. Habita en Nueva Guinea e islas adyacentes. Parásito de nidos. Se alimenta de insectos y orugas.

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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