Black-billed Koel vs Lesser Roadrunner

Eudynamys melanorhynchus comparé à Geococcyx velox

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Black-billed Koel Lesser Roadrunner
Nom scientifique Eudynamys melanorhynchus Geococcyx velox
Ordre Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Famille Cuculidae Cuculidae
Statut de conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 28,3 cm (11.1 in)
Poids 199,875 g (7.05 oz) 184,1 g (6.49 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Black-billed Koel only

Lesser Roadrunner only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Black-billed Koel

Chant

Loud, resonant call with musical quality; rich carrying notes given from tall forest tree in Borneo.

Lesser Roadrunner

Chant

Loud, call carrying far; distinctive hollow notes audible across dry open Central American terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Statut de conservation

Not Evaluated

Black-billed Koel

Least Concern

Lesser Roadrunner

About These Birds

Black-billed Koel

Black-billed Koel (Eudynamys melanorhynchus) — 38–44 cm. Male glossy black with a dark bill (unlike related koels with pale bills); female similar to Western Koel female. Endemic to Sulawesi and Sula Islands in Indonesia. Brood parasite; hosts include corvids. Frugivore and insectivore.

Lesser Roadrunner

Lesser Roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) — 46–52 cm. Similar to Greater Roadrunner but smaller with a more streaked breast. Found in dry scrub, open woodland, and arid valleys from Mexico to Nicaragua. Non-parasitic; carnivorous; eats insects and small vertebrates. Shares the same terrestrial running lifestyle as its northern relative.

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