Black-billed Koel vs Lesser Roadrunner

Eudynamys melanorhynchus в сравнении с Geococcyx velox

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Black-billed Koel Lesser Roadrunner
Научное название Eudynamys melanorhynchus Geococcyx velox
Отряд Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Семейство Cuculidae Cuculidae
Охранный статус Not Evaluated Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 28,3 cm (11.1 in)
Масса 199,875 g (7.05 oz) 184,1 g (6.49 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Black-billed Koel only

Lesser Roadrunner only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Black-billed Koel

Пение

Loud, resonant call with musical quality; rich carrying notes given from tall forest tree in Borneo.

Lesser Roadrunner

Пение

Loud, call carrying far; distinctive hollow notes audible across dry open Central American terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Охранный статус

Not Evaluated

Black-billed Koel

Least Concern

Lesser Roadrunner

About These Birds

Black-billed Koel

Black-billed Koel (Eudynamys melanorhynchus) — 38–44 cm. Male glossy black with a dark bill (unlike related koels with pale bills); female similar to Western Koel female. Endemic to Sulawesi and Sula Islands in Indonesia. Brood parasite; hosts include corvids. Frugivore and insectivore.

Lesser Roadrunner

Lesser Roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) — 46–52 cm. Similar to Greater Roadrunner but smaller with a more streaked breast. Found in dry scrub, open woodland, and arid valleys from Mexico to Nicaragua. Non-parasitic; carnivorous; eats insects and small vertebrates. Shares the same terrestrial running lifestyle as its northern relative.

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