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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.
Sirkeer Malkoha
さえずり
Loud, far-carrying call with nasal quality; distinctive resonant notes given from 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.
Sirkeer Malkoha
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Conservation Status Comparison
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保全状況
Least Concern
Guira Cuckoo
Least Concern
Sirkeer 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
Sirkeer Malkoha
羽毛
Red-capped Coua: rufous crown; gray body; white below; bare blue facial skin; long white-tipped tail; Madagascar endemic; rufous cap
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About Each Bird (Descriptions)
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Sirkeer Malkoha (Taccocua leschenaultii) — 42–47 cm. Brownish-olive above; rufous-buff below; long white-tipped tail; curved cherry-red bill with yellow tip. Inhabits dry scrub and thorny woodland across the Indian subcontinent. Non-parasitic; nests in thorny scrubs. Omnivore eating insects, lizards, and berries.
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Related Comparisons
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