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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Lesser Ground-cuckoo	Philippine Drongo-cuckoo
学名	Morococcyx erythropygus	Surniculus velutinus
目	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
科	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
保全状況	Least Concern	Least Concern
体長	—	—
翼開長	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	22.2 cm (8.7 in)
体重	66.6 g (2.35 oz)	38.480000000000004 g (1.36 oz)
食性	--	--
一腹卵数	2	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Lesser Ground-cuckoo only

None

Philippine Drongo-cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

さえずり

Soft, ventriloquial whistled phrase; clear pure notes given quietly and deceptively from dense tropical thicket.

Philippine Drongo-cuckoo

さえずり

Sharp, penetrating whistle; clear emphatic notes carrying through dense forest in Philippines. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Least Concern

Philippine Drongo-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

羽毛

Greater Roadrunner: boldly streaked brown above; white-cream below with dark streaks; long tail; shaggy crest; bare facial skin; fast runner

Philippine Drongo-cuckoo

羽毛

Philippine Drongo-cuckoo: glossy black overall; forked tail; drongo-like appearance; pale tip tail; red eye; Philippine endemic

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About These Birds

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

メキシコからコスタリカにかけての乾燥した低地林に生息するレッサーグラウンドカッコウ。体長25〜28cm。地面を走り昆虫や小動物を捕食する。地面を好む習性のカッコウ類。低危険種。

Philippine Drongo-cuckoo

Philippine Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus velutinus) — 23–27 cm. Glossy blue-black with white barring on the vent; mimics the forked tail of drongos to deceive hosts; long notched tail. Endemic to the Philippines in forest and forest edge. Brood parasite targeting monarch-flycatchers. Insectivore.

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