Indian Cuckoo vs Scaled Ground-Cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus comparado com Neomorphus squamiger

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Indian Cuckoo Scaled Ground-Cuckoo
Nome científico Cuculus micropterus Neomorphus squamiger
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Not Evaluated
Comprimento
Envergadura 39,3 cm (15.5 in)
Peso 120,5 g (4.25 oz) 340,0 g (11.99 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Indian Cuckoo only

Nenhum

Scaled Ground-Cuckoo only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Indian Cuckoo

Canto

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

Scaled Ground-Cuckoo

Canto

Deep, hollow booming call; resonant bass notes carrying far across dense humid tropical forest floor.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

Not Evaluated

Scaled Ground-Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Cuckoo

Plumagem

Indian Cuckoo: gray above; white below with bold dark barring; four-note call; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; common Asian species

Scaled Ground-Cuckoo

About These Birds

Indian Cuckoo

Cuco-de-asa-curta (Cuculus micropterus) — Cuco do sul e sudeste da Ásia, distribuído da Índia à China e Indonésia. Parasita de nidificação como todos os membros do grupo. Plumagem cinza com ventre barrado. Canto distinto de quatro notas 'one more bottle'. Habita florestas de folha caduca e mistas em planícies e zonas montanhosas baixas.

Scaled Ground-Cuckoo

Scaled Ground-Cuckoo (Neomorphus squamiger) — 45–48 cm. Bronze-olive above; scaled white-tipped breast; rufous flanks; bare blue orbital ring. Restricted to humid eastern Amazonian forest in Pará, Brazil. Non-parasitic; follows army ants. Insectivore. Vulnerable; small range threatened by deforestation.

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