Grey-bellied Cuckoo vs Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Cacomantis passerinus в сравнении с Morococcyx erythropygus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Grey-bellied Cuckoo Lesser Ground-cuckoo
Научное название Cacomantis passerinus Morococcyx erythropygus
Отряд Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Семейство Cuculidae Cuculidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 22,6 cm (8.9 in) 19,8 cm (7.8 in)
Масса 24,884999999999998 g (0.88 oz) 66,6 g (2.35 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Grey-bellied Cuckoo only

Lesser Ground-cuckoo only

Нет

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Song & Call Comparison

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

Пение

Loud, melodic call with musical resonant quality; rich notes building in sequence from forest canopy.

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Пение

Soft, ventriloquial whistled phrase; clear pure notes given quietly and deceptively from dense tropical thicket.

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

Least Concern

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

Оперение

Grey-bellied Cuckoo: gray above; pale gray-white below; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; female has rufous morph; southern Asia

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Оперение

Greater Roadrunner: boldly streaked brown above; white-cream below with dark streaks; long tail; shaggy crest; bare facial skin; fast runner

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About These Birds

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus) — 21–24 cm. Grey above; pale grey below; yellow orbital ring. Inhabits open woodland, forest edge, and scrub across South Asia and Southeast Asia. Brood parasite targeting tailorbirds, babblers, and other passerines. Insectivore.

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Lesser Ground-cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus) — 28 cm. Brown above; chestnut rump; whitish underparts; bare blue orbital skin. Inhabits dry and semi-arid scrub from Mexico to Costa Rica. Non-parasitic; builds its own nest in low shrubs. Runs on the ground hunting large insects, lizards, and amphibians. Monotypic genus endemic to Mesoamerica.

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