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Song & Call Comparison
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Song & Call Comparison
Black-eared Cuckoo
Canto
Deep, resonant call with hollow quality; powerful low notes carrying through dense forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.
Lesser Ground-cuckoo
Canto
Soft, ventriloquial whistled phrase; clear pure notes given quietly and deceptively from dense tropical thicket.
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Geographic Range & Migration
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Conservation Status Comparison
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Estado de conservación
Least Concern
Black-eared Cuckoo
Least Concern
Lesser Ground-cuckoo
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Identification Tips — How to Tell Them Apart
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How to Tell Them Apart
Black-eared Cuckoo
Plumaje
Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo (alt): bronze-green above; narrow white bars below; incomplete barring; reddish eye; typical Australian
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 Each Bird (Descriptions)
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Cucú bronceado de Australia occidental (Chalcites osculans), 15–17 cm. Partes superiores bronce oscuro; vientre blanco finamente barrado de oscuro. Habita en el interior árido y semiárido de Australia. Parásito de nidos de trogloditas y malúridos. Se alimenta principalmente de insectos y orugas.
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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Related Comparisons
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