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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Red-fronted Coua	Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo
Nom scientifique	Coua reynaudii	Neomorphus rufipennis
Ordre	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
Famille	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
Statut de conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longueur	—	—
Envergure	27,0 cm (10.6 in)	34,1 cm (13.4 in)
Poids	148,5 g (5.24 oz)	381,25 g (13.45 oz)
Régime alimentaire	--	--
Taille de la couvée	2	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

🌲 Forest

Red-fronted Coua only

Aucun(e)

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo only

Aucun(e)

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Song & Call Comparison

Red-fronted Coua

Chant

Loud, harsh resonant call with nasal quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia.

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Chant

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

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Red-fronted Coua

Least Concern

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Red-fronted Coua

Plumage

Andaman Coucal (Andamanensis): dark glossy brown above; rufous wings; pale below; long dark tail; red eye; Andaman endemic

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Plumage

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

Red-fronted Coua

Red-fronted Coua (Coua reynaudii) — 36–40 cm. Brown-grey above; white below with rusty-orange frontal patch; bare blue orbital skin; long tail. Found in humid and sub-humid eastern and central forests of Madagascar. Non-parasitic; typically forages on or near the ground. Omnivore.

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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