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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Moluccan Cuckoo	Guira Cuckoo
학명	Cacomantis aeruginosus	Guira guira
목	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
과	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	—	—
날개 폭	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	34.7 cm (13.7 in)
체중	35.8 g (1.26 oz)	141.73333333333335 g (5.00 oz)
식성	--	Omnivore of open South American country; eats large insects, small frogs, lizards, and bird eggs. …
산란 수	--	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Moluccan Cuckoo only

🌲 Forest

Guira Cuckoo only

🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

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Song & Call Comparison

Moluccan Cuckoo

노래

Loud, far-carrying call with raucous quality; harsh penetrating notes given from forest perch. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Guira Cuckoo

노래

Loud, gurgling call with hollow quality; distinctive multi-tonal sound carrying across open African savanna.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Moluccan Cuckoo

Guira Cuckoo

Found in open habitats across South America east of the Andes from Brazil to Argentina. Resident and gregarious.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Moluccan Cuckoo

Least Concern

Guira Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Moluccan Cuckoo

깃털

Moluccan Cuckoo: dark olive-brown above; pale buff below; long dark graduated tail; yellow eye-ring; Moluccan island endemic

Guira Cuckoo

깃털

Broad-billed Bronze-cuckoo: bronze-green above; broadly barred white below; wide bars; reddish eye; Australian bronze cuckoo

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About These Birds

Moluccan Cuckoo

Moluccan Cuckoo (Cacomantis aeruginosus) — 22–25 cm. Brown above with greenish gloss; pale buff-rufous below; yellow orbital ring. Endemic to the Moluccas, Indonesia. Inhabits forest and forest edge. Brood parasite. Insectivore.

Guira Cuckoo

기라쿠쿠(36–42cm)는 남아메리카 동부의 개방 서식지에 분포하는 사회성 강한 뻐꾸기다. 특유의 볏과 주황색 부리를 지니며 4–20마리 무리 생활을 한다. 탁란을 하지 않고 공동 둥지에서 함께 새끼를 기른다.

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