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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Greater Roadrunner	Dark Hawk-Cuckoo
학명	Geococcyx californianus	Hierococcyx bocki
목	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
과	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	—	—
날개 폭	36.2 cm (14.3 in)	35.9 cm (14.1 in)
체중	338.0 g (11.92 oz)	137.0 g (4.83 oz)
식성	--	--
산란 수	2-6	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Greater Roadrunner only

없음

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo only

🌲 Forest

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Song & Call Comparison

Greater Roadrunner

노래

Loud, far-carrying call; distinctive resonant notes audible across open terrain with remarkable carrying power.

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

노래

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in South Asia.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Greater Roadrunner

Least Concern

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Greater Roadrunner

깃털

Lesser Roadrunner: brown-streaked above; white-buff below; long streaked tail; shaggy short crest; blue-red facial skin; small roadrunner

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

깃털

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo: dark brown above; pale below with dense dark barring; hawk-like; long barred tail; yellow orbital ring; dark morph

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About These Birds

Greater Roadrunner

Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) — 52–62 cm. Streaked brown-and-white; erectile crest; bare red-and-blue post-ocular patch; long tail. Inhabits deserts and chaparral of the southwestern USA and Mexico. Non-parasitic; carnivorous — eats rattlesnakes, lizards, scorpions, and birds. Runs up to 32 km/h; iconic bird of the Sonoran Desert.

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

어두운매뻐꾸기(Hierococcyx bocki, 28–31cm)는 짙은 회색 윗면에 연한 아랫면과 어두운 줄무늬를 지닌다. 말레이반도와 보르네오 산림에 서식한다.

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