Greater Ani vs Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Crotophaga major comparado con Neomorphus rufipennis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Greater Ani Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo
Nombre científico Crotophaga major Neomorphus rufipennis
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 38,7 cm (15.2 in) 34,1 cm (13.4 in)
Peso 184,625 g (6.51 oz) 381,25 g (13.45 oz)
Dieta Insectivore of tropical South American marshes; eats hairy caterpillars, large beetles, and small lizards. Also … --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-7 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Greater Ani only

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Greater Ani

Canto

Soft, wheezy call with plaintive quality; delicate notes given quietly from dense grassland cover at dawn.

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Canto

Deep, hollow resonant call; powerful low-frequency sound carrying across dense lowland tropical forest floor.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Greater Ani

Found in tropical forests, mangroves, and marshes from Mexico to Argentina. Resident in lowland wetland habitats.

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Greater Ani

Least Concern

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Greater Ani

Plumaje

Black-eared Bronze-cuckoo: dark ear patch; bronze-green above; barred white below; red eye; distinctive dark ear patches; small

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

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.

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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