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Song & Call Comparison
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Song & Call Comparison
Guira Cuckoo
さえずり
Loud, gurgling call with hollow quality; distinctive multi-tonal sound carrying across open African savanna.
Saint Helena Cuckoo
さえずり
Loud, far-carrying raucous call; harsh penetrating notes given from dense island forest canopy. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.
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Geographic Range & Migration
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Geographic Range & Migration
Guira Cuckoo
Found in open habitats across South America east of the Andes from Brazil to Argentina. Resident and gregarious.
Saint Helena Cuckoo
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Conservation Status Comparison
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保全状況
Least Concern
Guira Cuckoo
Extinct
Saint Helena Cuckoo
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Identification Tips — How to Tell Them Apart
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How to Tell Them Apart
Guira Cuckoo
羽毛
Broad-billed Bronze-cuckoo: bronze-green above; broadly barred white below; wide bars; reddish eye; Australian bronze cuckoo
Saint Helena Cuckoo
羽毛
Saint Helena Cuckoo: extinct; brown above; pale below; long graduated tail; island cuckoo; known only from subfossil remains
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About Each Bird (Descriptions)
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Saint Helena Cuckoo (Nannococcyx psix) — ~25 cm. Extinct. Known only from subfossil remains from Saint Helena, South Atlantic. A small cuckoo inferred from bone morphology; likely became extinct following human colonisation of the island in the 16th century and the introduction of predators.
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Related Comparisons
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