Dark Hawk-Cuckoo vs Red-billed Ground-cuckoo
Hierococcyx bocki comparado con Neomorphus pucheranii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Dark Hawk-Cuckoo | Red-billed Ground-cuckoo |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Hierococcyx bocki | Neomorphus pucheranii |
| Orden | Cuculiformes | Cuculiformes |
| Familia | Cuculidae | Cuculidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 35,9 cm (14.1 in) | 33,7 cm (13.3 in) |
| Peso | 137,0 g (4.83 oz) | 330,0 g (11.64 oz) |
| Dieta | -- | -- |
| Tamaño de la puesta | -- | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Dark Hawk-Cuckoo
Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in South Asia.
Red-billed Ground-cuckoo
Loud, harsh cackling call; piercing raucous notes carrying well across tall dense tropical forest habitat.
Estado de conservación
Dark Hawk-Cuckoo
Red-billed Ground-cuckoo
How to Tell Them Apart
Dark Hawk-Cuckoo
Dark Hawk-Cuckoo: dark brown above; pale below with dense dark barring; hawk-like; long barred tail; yellow orbital ring; dark morph
Red-billed Ground-cuckoo
Goliath Coucal: very large; dark brown above; rich rufous wings; pale buff below; long dark tail; red eye; impressive large size
About These Birds
Dark Hawk-Cuckoo
El cucúl de halcón oscuro (Hierococcyx bocki) mide 28-31 cm. Gris oscuro en las partes superiores, pálido en las inferiores con rayas oscuras. Parásito de nido. Habita en bosques de Malasia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Borneo) y Tailandia. Anuncia su presencia con un llamativo silbido descendente repetitivo. Especie de distribución relativamente restringida en el sureste asiático insular. Poco conocido en cuanto a sus hospedadores preferidos y biología reproductiva.
Red-billed Ground-cuckoo
Red-billed Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus pucheranii) — 46–50 cm. Greenish-brown above; rufous-buff below; bright red decurved bill; bare blue orbital patch. Inhabits dense lowland forest of western Amazonia in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil. Non-parasitic; terrestrial; follows army ants for flushed prey. Insectivore. Secretive and rarely observed.