Banded Ground-cuckoo vs Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Neomorphus radiolosus comparado com Neomorphus rufipennis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Banded Ground-cuckoo Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo
Nome científico Neomorphus radiolosus Neomorphus rufipennis
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 30,4 cm (12.0 in) 34,1 cm (13.4 in)
Peso 399,0 g (14.07 oz) 381,25 g (13.45 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Banded Ground-cuckoo only

Nenhum

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo only

Nenhum

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Song & Call Comparison

Banded Ground-cuckoo

Canto

Loud, deep resonant booming call; powerful bass notes carrying across dense lowland tropical forest.

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Canto

Deep, hollow resonant call; powerful low-frequency sound carrying across dense lowland tropical forest floor.

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Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Banded Ground-cuckoo

Least Concern

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Banded Ground-cuckoo

Plumagem

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo: dark brown above; buff below; rufous wing patches visible in flight; long tail; blue orbital ring; ground

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Plumagem

Pheasant Coucal: dark glossy black head and body; rufous-brown wings; strongly barred dark tail; reddish eye; terrestrial habits

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About These Birds

Banded Ground-cuckoo

Banded Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus radiolosus) — 48–52 cm. Dark brown; broad black breast bands; rufous belly; vivid blue orbital skin. Endemic to wet foothill forest of Colombia and Ecuador. Non-parasitic; follows army ant columns. Insectivore. Endangered due to severe habitat loss in its restricted range.

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus rufipennis) — 46–50 cm. Bronze-green above; rufous wing panels; pale buff below. Found in humid forest of Venezuela, Guyana, and northern Brazil. Non-parasitic; follows army ants. Insectivore and small vertebrate predator. Rarely encountered; Near Threatened.

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