Guira Cuckoo vs Common Squirrel-cuckoo

Guira guira comparado con Piaya cayana

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Guira Cuckoo Common Squirrel-cuckoo
Nombre científico Guira guira Piaya cayana
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 34,7 cm (13.7 in) 29,1 cm (11.5 in)
Peso 141,73333333333335 g (5.00 oz) 103,85 g (3.66 oz)
Dieta Omnivore of open South American country; eats large insects, small frogs, lizards, and bird eggs. … --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Guira Cuckoo only

Common Squirrel-cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Guira Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, gurgling call with hollow quality; distinctive multi-tonal sound carrying across open African savanna.

Common Squirrel-cuckoo

Canto

Harsh, far-carrying call with raucous quality; loud rough notes carrying through dense tropical forest.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Guira Cuckoo

Found in open habitats across South America east of the Andes from Brazil to Argentina. Resident and gregarious.

Common Squirrel-cuckoo

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Guira Cuckoo

Least Concern

Common Squirrel-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Guira Cuckoo

Plumaje

Broad-billed Bronze-cuckoo: bronze-green above; broadly barred white below; wide bars; reddish eye; Australian bronze cuckoo

Common Squirrel-cuckoo

Plumaje

Great Spotted Cuckoo: gray above with white spots; pale below; long white-spotted dark tail; long pale crest; European migrant

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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.

Common Squirrel-cuckoo

Common Squirrel-cuckoo (Piaya cayana) — 40–50 cm. Brilliant rufous-chestnut above and on breast; grey belly; yellow-green bill; very long tail with bold black-and-white tips. Widespread in forest and forest edge from Mexico to Bolivia and Argentina. Non-parasitic. Insectivore; agile forager in tree canopy catching large insects and caterpillars.

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