Fan-tailed Cuckoo vs Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Cacomantis flabelliformis เปรียบเทียบกับ Neomorphus rufipennis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Fan-tailed Cuckoo Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Cacomantis flabelliformis Neomorphus rufipennis
อันดับ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Cuculidae Cuculidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 27.4 cm (10.8 in) 34.1 cm (13.4 in)
น้ำหนัก 53.8 g (1.90 oz) 381.25 g (13.45 oz)
อาหาร -- --
จำนวนไข่ -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Fan-tailed Cuckoo only

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Fan-tailed Cuckoo

เสียงร้อง

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

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

เสียงร้อง

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

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Fan-tailed Cuckoo

Least Concern

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Fan-tailed Cuckoo

ขนนก

Fan-tailed Cuckoo: dark gray-brown above; rufous-orange breast; white-tipped tail feathers; yellow eye-ring; fan-shaped tail display

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

ขนนก

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

Fan-tailed Cuckoo

Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis) — 24–28 cm. Grey above; rich rufous-orange below; yellow orbital ring; tail with white spots. Found in forest, woodland, and heath across Australia, New Guinea, and SW Pacific islands. Brood parasite targeting thornbills, scrubwrens, and gerygones. Insectivore.

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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