Greater Ani vs Guira Cuckoo
Crotophaga major comparado con Guira guira
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Greater Ani | Guira Cuckoo |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Crotophaga major | Guira guira |
| Orden | Cuculiformes | Cuculiformes |
| Familia | Cuculidae | Cuculidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 38,7 cm (15.2 in) | 34,7 cm (13.7 in) |
| Peso | 184,625 g (6.51 oz) | 141,73333333333335 g (5.00 oz) |
| Dieta | Insectivore of tropical South American marshes; eats hairy caterpillars, large beetles, and small lizards. Also … | Omnivore of open South American country; eats large insects, small frogs, lizards, and bird eggs. … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 3-7 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Greater Ani
Soft, wheezy call with plaintive quality; delicate notes given quietly from dense grassland cover at dawn.
Guira Cuckoo
Loud, gurgling call with hollow quality; distinctive multi-tonal sound carrying across open African savanna.
Geographic Range & Migration
Greater Ani
Found in tropical forests, mangroves, and marshes from Mexico to Argentina. Resident in lowland wetland habitats.
Guira Cuckoo
Found in open habitats across South America east of the Andes from Brazil to Argentina. Resident and gregarious.
Estado de conservación
Greater Ani
Guira Cuckoo
How to Tell Them Apart
Greater Ani
Black-eared Bronze-cuckoo: dark ear patch; bronze-green above; barred white below; red eye; distinctive dark ear patches; small
Guira Cuckoo
Broad-billed Bronze-cuckoo: bronze-green above; broadly barred white below; wide bars; reddish eye; Australian bronze cuckoo
About These Birds
Greater Ani
Garrapatero mayor (Crotophaga major) — El mayor de los tres garrapateros; habita en las orillas de ríos y pantanos de Sudamérica. Plumaje negro con brillo verdoso. Gregario, forma grupos comunales de cría. Voz profunda y ronca.
Guira Cuckoo
El urraco es un cuclillo social de América del Sur con plumaje estriado marrón y blanco, cola larga y cresta naranja-rojiza pronunciada. Mide unos 38 cm. Habita en áreas abiertas y semiabiertas de Brasil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay y Bolivia. Vive en grupos ruidosos de 6-18 individuos y cría cooperativamente, con varios pares poniendo huevos en el mismo nido. Se alimenta de insectos, lagartijas y pequeños vertebrados.