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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика	Gabon Coucal	Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo
Научное название	Centropus anselli	Neomorphus rufipennis
Отряд	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
Семейство	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
Охранный статус	Least Concern	Least Concern
Длина	—	—
Размах крыльев	37,2 cm (14.6 in)	34,1 cm (13.4 in)
Масса	210,0 g (7.41 oz)	381,25 g (13.45 oz)
Питание	--	--
Размер кладки	--	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

🌲 Forest

Gabon Coucal only

🌿 Wetland

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo only

Нет

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Song & Call Comparison

Gabon Coucal

Пение

Loud, far-carrying call with bold character; resonant deep notes given from tall forest tree in Africa.

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Пение

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

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Gabon Coucal

Least Concern

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Gabon Coucal

Оперение

Andaman Coucal: dark glossy brown above; rufous wings; pale buff below; long dark tail; red eye; Andaman island endemic coucal

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Оперение

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

Gabon Coucal

Gabon Coucal (Centropus anselli) — 38–43 cm. Rufous-chestnut back and wings; black head and underparts; graduated tail. Confined to dense forest and swampy undergrowth of Gabon and Congo Basin. Non-parasitic. Omnivore; often forages near water. Previously treated as a subspecies of Black-throated Coucal.

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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