Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo vs Guira Cuckoo

Cacomantis castaneiventris comparado com Guira guira

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo Guira Cuckoo
Nome científico Cacomantis castaneiventris Guira guira
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 22,1 cm (8.7 in) 34,7 cm (13.7 in)
Peso 31,5 g (1.11 oz) 141,73333333333335 g (5.00 oz)
Dieta -- Omnivore of open South American country; eats large insects, small frogs, lizards, and bird eggs. …
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo only

Guira Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, far-carrying resonant call with chestnut-breasted quality; deep hollow notes carrying through Pacific forest.

Guira Cuckoo

Canto

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Chestnut-breasted 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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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

Least Concern

Guira Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

Plumagem

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo: rich chestnut breast; gray-brown above; pale belly; long dark tail; red orbital ring; bold chestnut breast

Guira Cuckoo

Plumagem

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

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo (Cacomantis castaneiventris) — 20–24 cm. Grey above; bright chestnut breast and belly; grey chin; yellow orbital ring. Restricted to rainforest and forest edge of Cape York Peninsula, Australia, and southern New Guinea. Brood parasite targeting gerygones. Insectivore.

Guira Cuckoo

A distinctive, socially gregarious cuckoo (36-42 cm) found in open habitats across South America east of the Andes. Shaggy orange-rufous crest, streaked plumage, and long tail. Omnivore, feeding on insects, small vertebrates, and eggs. Often seen in noisy family groups.

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