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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Black Cuckoo	Guira Cuckoo
学名	Cuculus clamosus	Guira guira
目	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
科	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
保全状況	Least Concern	Least Concern
体長	—	—
翼開長	36.2 cm (14.3 in)	34.7 cm (13.7 in)
体重	86.86666666666667 g (3.06 oz)	141.73333333333335 g (5.00 oz)
食性	--	Omnivore of open South American country; eats large insects, small frogs, lizards, and bird eggs. …
一腹卵数	--	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Black Cuckoo only

🌲 Forest

Guira Cuckoo only

🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

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Song & Call Comparison

Black Cuckoo

さえずり

Loud, nasal call with bubbling quality; distinctive resonant notes carrying through dense African forest.

Guira Cuckoo

さえずり

Loud, gurgling call with hollow quality; distinctive multi-tonal sound carrying across open African savanna.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Black Cuckoo

Guira Cuckoo

Found in open habitats across South America east of the Andes from Brazil to Argentina. Resident and gregarious.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Black Cuckoo

Least Concern

Guira Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black Cuckoo

羽毛

Black Cuckoo: all glossy black; red eye; occasionally rufous undertail; slender; long dark tail; sexually monomorphic dark plumage

Guira Cuckoo

羽毛

Broad-billed Bronze-cuckoo: bronze-green above; broadly barred white below; wide bars; reddish eye; Australian bronze cuckoo

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About These Birds

Black Cuckoo

Black Cuckoo (Cuculus clamosus) — 28–32 cm. Entirely glossy black; slender build; long tail; slightly decurved bill. Inhabits forest, woodland, and dense savanna across sub-Saharan Africa. Brood parasite targeting bulbuls, shrikes, and other passerines. Insectivore; specialises in hairy caterpillars. Identified by its mournful 'I'm so sad' call.

Guira Cuckoo

ハシブトコウカンチョウは南米のアンデス以東の開放的な環境に広く生息する、社会性の高いカッコウ（体長36〜42 cm）。フサフサとしたオレンジ色の冠羽、縞模様の羽衣、長い尾が特徴。昆虫・小型脊椎動物・卵を食べる雑食性。騒がしい家族群で見られることが多い。

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