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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Guira Cuckoo	Scale-feathered Malkoha
학명	Guira guira	Lepidogrammus cumingi
목	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
과	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	—	—
날개 폭	34.7 cm (13.7 in)	31.6 cm (12.4 in)
체중	141.73333333333335 g (5.00 oz)	167.175 g (5.90 oz)
식성	Omnivore of open South American country; eats large insects, small frogs, lizards, and bird eggs. …	--
산란 수	--	2-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Guira Cuckoo only

🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

Scale-feathered Malkoha only

🌲 Forest

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Song & Call Comparison

Guira Cuckoo

노래

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

Scale-feathered Malkoha

노래

Loud, far-carrying whistled call; pure melodic notes resonating through dense tropical forest canopy.

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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.

Scale-feathered Malkoha

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Guira Cuckoo

Least Concern

Scale-feathered Malkoha

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How to Tell Them Apart

Guira Cuckoo

깃털

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

Scale-feathered Malkoha

깃털

Large Green-billed Malkoha: large; green above; pale buff below; very large green bill; bare red facial skin; long green-glossed tail

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About These Birds

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.

Scale-feathered Malkoha

Scale-feathered Malkoha (Lepidogrammus cumingi) — 40–45 cm. Unique among malkohas for the male's scaly white-tipped breast feathers; green above; bare red orbital skin. Endemic to the Philippines (Luzon and nearby islands). Inhabits forest and scrub. Non-parasitic. Insectivore.

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