Sulawesi Cuckoo vs Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Cuculus crassirostris comparé à Neomorphus pucheranii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Sulawesi Cuckoo Red-billed Ground-cuckoo
Nom scientifique Cuculus crassirostris Neomorphus pucheranii
Ordre Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Famille Cuculidae Cuculidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 33,7 cm (13.3 in)
Poids 85,0 g (3.00 oz) 330,0 g (11.64 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Aucun(e)

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Chant

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Chant

Loud, harsh cackling call; piercing raucous notes carrying well across tall dense tropical forest habitat.

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Least Concern

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Plumage

Sulawesi Cuckoo: dark gray-brown above; pale below; long dark tail; yellow orbital ring; Sulawesi endemic; larger than most Cuculus

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

About These Birds

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Sulawesi Cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) — 30–34 cm. Dark grey above; pale below with bold brown-grey barring; heavier bill than most Cuculus. Endemic to Sulawesi in montane forest. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Poorly known.

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.

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