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Song & Call Comparison
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Song & Call Comparison
Short-toed Coucal
Canto
Deep, hollow booming call; resonant low notes carrying across dense humid West African lowland 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
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Geographic Range & Migration
Short-toed Coucal
Guira Cuckoo
Found in open habitats across South America east of the Andes from Brazil to Argentina. Resident and gregarious.
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Conservation Status Comparison
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Estado de conservação
Vulnerable
Short-toed Coucal
Least Concern
Guira Cuckoo
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Identification Tips — How to Tell Them Apart
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How to Tell Them Apart
Short-toed Coucal
Plumagem
Mangrove Coucal: dark glossy brown above; rufous wings; pale buff below; long graduated tail; red eye; mangrove forest specialist
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 Each Bird (Descriptions)
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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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Related Comparisons
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