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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.
Raffles's Malkoha
さえずり
Loud, far-carrying resonant call; deep powerful notes audible through dense forest in Southeast Asia.
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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.
Raffles's Malkoha
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Conservation Status Comparison
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保全状況
Least Concern
Guira Cuckoo
Least Concern
Raffles's Malkoha
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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
Raffles's Malkoha
羽毛
Crested Coua: blue-gray body; white below; brilliant blue and red bare facial skin; long tail white-tipped; Madagascar forest species
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About Each Bird (Descriptions)
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Raffles's Malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea) — 30–35 cm. Slender; rufous above with green gloss; pale grey below; long white-tipped tail; red bill and orbital skin. Inhabits primary and tall secondary forest of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Non-parasitic; forages in the mid-storey. Insectivore; eats caterpillars and large insects.
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