Sunda Cuckoo vs Lesser Roadrunner

Cuculus lepidus comparado com Geococcyx velox

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sunda Cuckoo Lesser Roadrunner
Nome científico Cuculus lepidus Geococcyx velox
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 28,3 cm (11.1 in)
Peso 78,0 g (2.75 oz) 184,1 g (6.49 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Sunda Cuckoo only

Lesser Roadrunner only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Sunda Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, far-carrying raucous call; harsh penetrating notes given from dense forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Lesser Roadrunner

Canto

Loud, call carrying far; distinctive hollow notes audible across dry open Central American terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Sunda Cuckoo

Least Concern

Lesser Roadrunner

How to Tell Them Apart

Sunda Cuckoo

Plumagem

Sunda Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; Sunda islands endemic cuckoo

Lesser Roadrunner

About These Birds

Sunda Cuckoo

Sunda Cuckoo (Cuculus lepidus) — 28–31 cm. Grey above; barred underparts; yellow orbital ring. Restricted to montane forest of the Greater Sundas — Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Closely related to and formerly lumped with Himalayan and Oriental cuckoos.

Lesser Roadrunner

Lesser Roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) — 46–52 cm. Similar to Greater Roadrunner but smaller with a more streaked breast. Found in dry scrub, open woodland, and arid valleys from Mexico to Nicaragua. Non-parasitic; carnivorous; eats insects and small vertebrates. Shares the same terrestrial running lifestyle as its northern relative.

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