Chestnut-winged Cuckoo vs Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Clamator coromandus เปรียบเทียบกับ Morococcyx erythropygus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Lesser Ground-cuckoo
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Clamator coromandus Morococcyx erythropygus
อันดับ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Cuculidae Cuculidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 32.0 cm (12.6 in) 19.8 cm (7.8 in)
น้ำหนัก 76.2 g (2.69 oz) 66.6 g (2.35 oz)
อาหาร -- --
จำนวนไข่ 2-5 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Chestnut-winged Cuckoo only

Lesser Ground-cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

เสียงร้อง

Loud, far-carrying melodic call; rich resonant notes given from tall tropical forest tree. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

เสียงร้อง

Soft, ventriloquial whistled phrase; clear pure notes given quietly and deceptively from dense tropical thicket.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

Least Concern

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

ขนนก

Chestnut-bellied Malkoha: rich chestnut belly; dark green-black above; bare red orbital skin; long green-glossed tail; bold belly

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

ขนนก

Greater Roadrunner: boldly streaked brown above; white-cream below with dark streaks; long tail; shaggy crest; bare facial skin; fast runner

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About These Birds

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo (Clamator coromandus) — 45–50 cm. Black crest; white collar; black-and-chestnut wings; orange-buff underparts; long dark tail. Migratory; breeds in the Himalayas, South and Southeast Asia; winters to Sri Lanka and the Greater Sundas. Brood parasite targeting babblers and other hosts. Insectivore.

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Lesser Ground-cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus) — 28 cm. Brown above; chestnut rump; whitish underparts; bare blue orbital skin. Inhabits dry and semi-arid scrub from Mexico to Costa Rica. Non-parasitic; builds its own nest in low shrubs. Runs on the ground hunting large insects, lizards, and amphibians. Monotypic genus endemic to Mesoamerica.

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