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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Lesser Ground-cuckoo	Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo
学名	Morococcyx erythropygus	Neomorphus geoffroyi
目	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
科	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
保全状況	Least Concern	Vulnerable
体長	—	—
翼開長	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)
体重	66.6 g (2.35 oz)	350.2 g (12.35 oz)
食性	--	--
一腹卵数	2	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Lesser Ground-cuckoo only

None

Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo only

🌲 Forest

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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.

Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo

さえずり

Deep, hollow booming call; resonant bass notes carrying surprisingly far across dense tropical forest floor.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Vulnerable

Rufous-vented Ground-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

Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo

羽毛

Scaled Ground-cuckoo: pale buff below with dark scaling; brown above; blue orbital skin; long tail; banded underparts; runs on ground

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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。

Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo

Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus geoffroyi) — 46–50 cm. Bronzy-brown above; buff below; rufous vent; bare blue facial skin; decurved bill. Inhabits humid lowland forest from Mexico to South America. Non-parasitic; follows army ant swarms to catch flushed prey. Rare and secretive. Insectivore.

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