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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Lesser Ground-cuckoo	Black-bellied Cuckoo
학명	Morococcyx erythropygus	Piaya melanogaster
목	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
과	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	—	—
날개 폭	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)
체중	66.6 g (2.35 oz)	102.4 g (3.61 oz)
식성	--	--
산란 수	2	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Lesser Ground-cuckoo only

없음

Black-bellied Cuckoo only

🌲 Forest

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Song & Call Comparison

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

노래

Soft, ventriloquial whistled phrase; clear pure notes given quietly and deceptively from dense tropical thicket.

Black-bellied Cuckoo

노래

Loud, resonant call with nasal quality; carrying notes given from forest perch in Southeast Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Least Concern

Black-bellied Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

깃털

Greater Roadrunner: boldly streaked brown above; white-cream below with dark streaks; long tail; shaggy crest; bare facial skin; fast runner

Black-bellied Cuckoo

깃털

Pied Cuckoo (Clamator): black above with white spots; white below; black crest; long white-tipped tail; crested Asian-African species

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About These Birds

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

중간 크기의 땅뻐꾸기로 체장 약 28cm이며, 갈색 윗면에 밝은 밤색 아랫면, 붉은 눈테를 갖는다. 멕시코에서 코스타리카까지 건조 및 반건조 지역의 숲과 관목지에 서식한다. 바닥에서 곤충, 도마뱀, 작은 씨앗을 먹는다. 관심 필요 종이다.

Black-bellied Cuckoo

Black-bellied Cuckoo (Piaya melanogaster) — 35–40 cm. Rufous above; jet-black belly; greenish bill; long tail. Inhabits humid Amazonian forest and tall secondary growth. Non-parasitic. Insectivore; forages in the mid-storey and canopy. Less common than the Squirrel Cuckoo; restricted to lowland Amazonia.

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