Guira Cuckoo vs Thick-billed Cuckoo
Guira guira comparado con Pachycoccyx audeberti
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Guira Cuckoo | Thick-billed Cuckoo |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Guira guira | Pachycoccyx audeberti |
| Orden | Cuculiformes | Cuculiformes |
| Familia | Cuculidae | Cuculidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 34,7 cm (13.7 in) | 44,1 cm (17.4 in) |
| Peso | 141,73333333333335 g (5.00 oz) | 104,0 g (3.67 oz) |
| Dieta | Omnivore of open South American country; eats large insects, small frogs, lizards, and bird eggs. … | -- |
| Tamaño de la puesta | -- | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Ninguno
Guira Cuckoo only
Thick-billed Cuckoo only
Song & Call Comparison
Guira Cuckoo
Loud, gurgling call with hollow quality; distinctive multi-tonal sound carrying across open African savanna.
Thick-billed Cuckoo
Deep, hollow resonant booming; powerful low notes carrying through dense humid Southeast Asian forest.
Geographic Range & Migration
Guira Cuckoo
Found in open habitats across South America east of the Andes from Brazil to Argentina. Resident and gregarious.
Thick-billed Cuckoo
Estado de conservación
Guira Cuckoo
Thick-billed Cuckoo
How to Tell Them Apart
Guira Cuckoo
Broad-billed Bronze-cuckoo: bronze-green above; broadly barred white below; wide bars; reddish eye; Australian bronze cuckoo
Thick-billed Cuckoo
Long-tailed Koel: males blue-black; females barred brown; very long tail; red eye; Pacific island koel; strongly dimorphic
About These Birds
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.
Thick-billed Cuckoo
Thick-billed Cuckoo (Pachycoccyx audeberti) — 32–36 cm. Hawk-like; dark brown above; white below with fine dark streaking; thick, strongly curved bill. Inhabits woodland and savanna of East and Central Africa from Tanzania to Malawi and Mozambique. Brood parasite targeting helmet-shrikes (Prionops). Insectivore. Rare and locally distributed.