Sulawesi Cuckoo vs Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Cuculus crassirostris comparado com Neomorphus pucheranii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sulawesi Cuckoo Red-billed Ground-cuckoo
Nome científico Cuculus crassirostris Neomorphus pucheranii
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 33,7 cm (13.3 in)
Peso 85,0 g (3.00 oz) 330,0 g (11.64 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Nenhum

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Canto

Loud, harsh cackling call; piercing raucous notes carrying well across tall dense tropical forest habitat.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Least Concern

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Plumagem

Sulawesi Cuckoo: dark gray-brown above; pale below; long dark tail; yellow orbital ring; Sulawesi endemic; larger than most Cuculus

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

About These Birds

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Sulawesi Cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) — 30–34 cm. Dark grey above; pale below with bold brown-grey barring; heavier bill than most Cuculus. Endemic to Sulawesi in montane forest. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Poorly known.

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus pucheranii) — 46–50 cm. Greenish-brown above; rufous-buff below; bright red decurved bill; bare blue orbital patch. Inhabits dense lowland forest of western Amazonia in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil. Non-parasitic; terrestrial; follows army ants for flushed prey. Insectivore. Secretive and rarely observed.

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