Lesser Coucal vs Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Centropus bengalensis comparado com Neomorphus rufipennis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Lesser Coucal Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo
Nome científico Centropus bengalensis Neomorphus rufipennis
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 30,9 cm (12.2 in) 34,1 cm (13.4 in)
Peso 172,075 g (6.07 oz) 381,25 g (13.45 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-4 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Lesser Coucal only

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Lesser Coucal

Canto

Loud, raucous call with harsh nasal quality; piercing notes carrying far through dense Madagascar forest.

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Canto

Deep, hollow resonant call; powerful low-frequency sound carrying across dense lowland tropical forest floor.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Lesser Coucal

Least Concern

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Lesser Coucal

Plumagem

Black Coucal: all glossy black; red eye; shorter tail; females have rufous wash; strongly sexually dimorphic plumage

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Plumagem

Pheasant Coucal: dark glossy black head and body; rufous-brown wings; strongly barred dark tail; reddish eye; terrestrial habits

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About These Birds

Lesser Coucal

Lesser Coucal (Centropus bengalensis) — 33–38 cm. Streaked brown above with a rufous wing panel; pale buff underparts; graduated tail. Widespread from India through Southeast Asia and China; inhabits grassland, scrub, and forest edges. Non-parasitic. Insectivore and small vertebrate predator. Smaller and more grass-dwelling than related species.

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus rufipennis) — 46–50 cm. Bronze-green above; rufous wing panels; pale buff below. Found in humid forest of Venezuela, Guyana, and northern Brazil. Non-parasitic; follows army ants. Insectivore and small vertebrate predator. Rarely encountered; Near Threatened.

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