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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Lesser Ground-cuckoo	Banded Ground-cuckoo
学名	Morococcyx erythropygus	Neomorphus radiolosus
目	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
科	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
保全状況	Least Concern	Vulnerable
体長	—	—
翼開長	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)
体重	66.6 g (2.35 oz)	399.0 g (14.07 oz)
食性	--	--
一腹卵数	2	1
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Lesser Ground-cuckoo only

None

Banded Ground-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.

Banded Ground-cuckoo

さえずり

Loud, deep resonant booming call; powerful bass notes carrying across dense lowland tropical forest.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Vulnerable

Banded 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

Banded Ground-cuckoo

羽毛

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo: dark brown above; buff below; rufous wing patches visible in flight; long tail; blue orbital ring; 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。

Banded Ground-cuckoo

Banded Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus radiolosus) — 48–52 cm. Dark brown; broad black breast bands; rufous belly; vivid blue orbital skin. Endemic to wet foothill forest of Colombia and Ecuador. Non-parasitic; follows army ant columns. Insectivore. Endangered due to severe habitat loss in its restricted range.

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