Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo vs Fork-tailed Drongo-cuckoo

Neomorphus rufipennis เปรียบเทียบกับ Surniculus dicruroides

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo Fork-tailed Drongo-cuckoo
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Neomorphus rufipennis Surniculus dicruroides
อันดับ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Cuculidae Cuculidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 34.1 cm (13.4 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
น้ำหนัก 381.25 g (13.45 oz) 34.96666666666667 g (1.23 oz)
อาหาร -- --
จำนวนไข่ -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo only

ไม่มี

Fork-tailed Drongo-cuckoo only

ไม่มี

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

เสียงร้อง

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

Fork-tailed Drongo-cuckoo

เสียงร้อง

Loud, far-carrying call with harsh quality; penetrating rough notes given from tall forest canopy. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

Least Concern

Fork-tailed Drongo-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo

ขนนก

Pheasant Coucal: dark glossy black head and body; rufous-brown wings; strongly barred dark tail; reddish eye; terrestrial habits

Fork-tailed Drongo-cuckoo

ขนนก

Fork-tailed Drongo-cuckoo: glossy black; deeply forked tail; drongo mimic; pale tail base; red eye; southeast Asian species

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About These Birds

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.

Fork-tailed Drongo-cuckoo

Fork-tailed Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus dicruroides) — 25–28 cm. Glossy black with forked tail; resembles drongo closely; fine white barring on vent. Found across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia in forest and forest edge. Brood parasite; mimics drongos to approach host nests. Insectivore.

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