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Geographic Range & Migration
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Conservation Status Comparison
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Охранный статус
Least Concern
Ivory-billed Coucal
Least Concern
Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo
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Identification Tips — How to Tell Them Apart
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How to Tell Them Apart
Ivory-billed Coucal
Оперение
Buff-headed Coucal: distinctive buff-white head; dark brown back; rufous wings; pale underparts; long dark tail; red eye; head pattern
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 Each Bird (Descriptions)
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Ivory-billed Coucal (Centropus menbeki) — 60–68 cm. Very large; blackish-brown overall with a pale ivory-coloured heavy bill; long graduated tail. Found in forest and tall secondary growth of New Guinea and Aru Islands. Non-parasitic; builds an enclosed grass nest. Omnivorous; takes large invertebrates, lizards, frogs, and small mammals.
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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Related Comparisons
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