Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo vs Philippine Drongo-cuckoo

Neomorphus rufipennis comparado com Surniculus velutinus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo Philippine Drongo-cuckoo
Nome científico Neomorphus rufipennis Surniculus velutinus
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 34,1 cm (13.4 in) 22,2 cm (8.7 in)
Peso 381,25 g (13.45 oz) 38,480000000000004 g (1.36 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo only

Nenhum

Philippine Drongo-cuckoo only

Nenhum

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Canto

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

Philippine Drongo-cuckoo

Canto

Sharp, penetrating whistle; clear emphatic notes carrying through dense forest in Philippines. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Least Concern

Philippine Drongo-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Plumagem

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

Philippine Drongo-cuckoo

Plumagem

Philippine Drongo-cuckoo: glossy black overall; forked tail; drongo-like appearance; pale tip tail; red eye; Philippine endemic

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About These Birds

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.

Philippine Drongo-cuckoo

Philippine Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus velutinus) — 23–27 cm. Glossy blue-black with white barring on the vent; mimics the forked tail of drongos to deceive hosts; long notched tail. Endemic to the Philippines in forest and forest edge. Brood parasite targeting monarch-flycatchers. Insectivore.

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