Sulawesi Cuckoo vs Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Cuculus crassirostris в сравнении с Neomorphus pucheranii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Sulawesi Cuckoo Red-billed Ground-cuckoo
Научное название Cuculus crassirostris Neomorphus pucheranii
Отряд Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Семейство Cuculidae Cuculidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 33,7 cm (13.3 in)
Масса 85,0 g (3.00 oz) 330,0 g (11.64 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Нет

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Пение

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Пение

Loud, harsh cackling call; piercing raucous notes carrying well across tall dense tropical forest habitat.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Least Concern

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Оперение

Sulawesi Cuckoo: dark gray-brown above; pale below; long dark tail; yellow orbital ring; Sulawesi endemic; larger than most Cuculus

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

About These Birds

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Sulawesi Cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) — 30–34 cm. Dark grey above; pale below with bold brown-grey barring; heavier bill than most Cuculus. Endemic to Sulawesi in montane forest. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Poorly known.

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus pucheranii) — 46–50 cm. Greenish-brown above; rufous-buff below; bright red decurved bill; bare blue orbital patch. Inhabits dense lowland forest of western Amazonia in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil. Non-parasitic; terrestrial; follows army ants for flushed prey. Insectivore. Secretive and rarely observed.

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