Black-eared Cuckoo vs Lesser Roadrunner

Chalcites osculans 比較対象 Geococcyx velox

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-eared Cuckoo Lesser Roadrunner
学名 Chalcites osculans Geococcyx velox
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 23.0 cm (9.1 in) 28.3 cm (11.1 in)
体重 32.0 g (1.13 oz) 184.1 g (6.49 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Black-eared Cuckoo only

Lesser Roadrunner only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Black-eared Cuckoo

さえずり

Deep, resonant call with hollow quality; powerful low notes carrying through dense forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Lesser Roadrunner

さえずり

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

保全状況

Least Concern

Black-eared Cuckoo

Least Concern

Lesser Roadrunner

About These Birds

Black-eared Cuckoo

クロミミカッコウ (Chalcites osculans) — 18〜20 cm。上面は銅色の光沢を持つ褐色;特徴的な黒い耳斑;淡いバフ色の下面でかすかな横縞;白い眉斑。オーストラリアの乾燥・半乾燥地帯の低木地に生息。托卵性。

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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