Groove-billed Ani vs African Cuckoo

Crotophaga sulcirostris dibandingkan dengan Cuculus gularis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Groove-billed Ani African Cuckoo
Nama Ilmiah Crotophaga sulcirostris Cuculus gularis
Ordo Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Famili Cuculidae Cuculidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Least Concern
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 25,9 cm (10.2 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Berat 80,3 g (2.83 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Diet Insectivore of open country; eats grasshoppers, beetles, and hairy caterpillars. Forages near grazing animals that … --
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Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

None

Groove-billed Ani only

African Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Groove-billed Ani

Kicauan

Loud, far-carrying display call; deep hollow notes audible across open European grassland habitat at dawn.

African Cuckoo

Kicauan

Loud, far-carrying raucous call; harsh penetrating notes given from tall African forest canopy. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Groove-billed Ani

Found from southern Texas through Central America to South America. Resident in open country and agricultural areas.

African Cuckoo

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Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Groove-billed Ani

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Groove-billed Ani

Bulu

New Caledonian Bronze-cuckoo: bronze-green above; barred white below; island endemic; red eye; iridescent bronze-green; small size

African Cuckoo

Bulu

African Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; African migrant similar to Common

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About These Birds

Groove-billed Ani

A medium-sized, all-black cuckoo (30-34 cm) with a grooved bill. Found from southern Texas through Central America to South America. Similar to Smooth-billed Ani but smaller with a smooth-ridged bill. Gregarious; communal nester. Omnivore following livestock for insects.

African Cuckoo

African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis) — 32–35 cm. Very similar to Common Cuckoo; grey above; barred below; yellow bill base and orbital ring; long tail. Migratory intra-African breeder across sub-Saharan woodland and savanna. Brood parasite primarily targeting fork-tailed drongos. Insectivore.

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