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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Guira Cuckoo	Saint Helena Cuckoo
학명	Guira guira	Nannococcyx psix
목	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
과	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Extinct
체장	—	—
날개 폭	34.7 cm (13.7 in)	—
체중	141.73333333333335 g (5.00 oz)	171.0 g (6.03 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

Guira Cuckoo only

🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

Saint Helena Cuckoo 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.

Saint Helena Cuckoo

노래

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

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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.

Saint Helena Cuckoo

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Guira Cuckoo

Extinct

Saint Helena Cuckoo

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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

Saint Helena Cuckoo

깃털

Saint Helena Cuckoo: extinct; brown above; pale below; long graduated tail; island cuckoo; known only from subfossil remains

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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.

Saint Helena Cuckoo

Saint Helena Cuckoo (Nannococcyx psix) — ~25 cm. Extinct. Known only from subfossil remains from Saint Helena, South Atlantic. A small cuckoo inferred from bone morphology; likely became extinct following human colonisation of the island in the 16th century and the introduction of predators.

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