Black-faced Coucal vs Guira Cuckoo
Centropus melanops comparado com Guira guira
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Black-faced Coucal | Guira Cuckoo |
|---|---|---|
| Nome científico | Centropus melanops | Guira guira |
| Ordem | Cuculiformes | Cuculiformes |
| Família | Cuculidae | Cuculidae |
| Estado de conservação | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Comprimento | — | — |
| Envergadura | 31,8 cm (12.5 in) | 34,7 cm (13.7 in) |
| Peso | 219,75 g (7.75 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 | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Habitats partilhados
Nenhum
Black-faced Coucal only
Guira Cuckoo only
Song & Call Comparison
Black-faced Coucal
Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; piercing notes carrying far across tall African forest habitat.
Guira Cuckoo
Loud, gurgling call with hollow quality; distinctive multi-tonal sound carrying across open African savanna.
Geographic Range & Migration
Black-faced Coucal
Guira Cuckoo
Found in open habitats across South America east of the Andes from Brazil to Argentina. Resident and gregarious.
Estado de conservação
Black-faced Coucal
Guira Cuckoo
How to Tell Them Apart
Black-faced Coucal
Bay Coucal: rich rufous-brown all over; rufous wings; pale buff-white below; long dark tail; red eye; bright uniformly rufous bird
Guira Cuckoo
Broad-billed Bronze-cuckoo: bronze-green above; broadly barred white below; wide bars; reddish eye; Australian bronze cuckoo
About These Birds
Black-faced Coucal
Cucal-de-rosto-negro (Centropus melanops), 35–40 cm. Rosto e máscara negros contrastando com dorso castanho e partes inferiores brancas ou amareladas. Olhos vermelhos. Endêmico das Filipinas, onde habita florestas secundárias e matagais. Alimenta-se de insetos, lagartos e pequenos animais.
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.