Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo vs Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Cacomantis castaneiventris ile kıyaslandığında Morococcyx erythropygus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo Lesser Ground-cuckoo
Bilimsel Ad Cacomantis castaneiventris Morococcyx erythropygus
Takım Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familya Cuculidae Cuculidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 22,1 cm (8.7 in) 19,8 cm (7.8 in)
Ağırlık 31,5 g (1.11 oz) 66,6 g (2.35 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo only

Lesser Ground-cuckoo only

Hiçbiri

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Song & Call Comparison

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

Şarkı

Loud, far-carrying resonant call with chestnut-breasted quality; deep hollow notes carrying through Pacific forest.

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Şarkı

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

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

Least Concern

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo

Tuy

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo: rich chestnut breast; gray-brown above; pale belly; long dark tail; red orbital ring; bold chestnut breast

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Tuy

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-breasted Cuckoo

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo (Cacomantis castaneiventris) — 20–24 cm. Grey above; bright chestnut breast and belly; grey chin; yellow orbital ring. Restricted to rainforest and forest edge of Cape York Peninsula, Australia, and southern New Guinea. Brood parasite targeting gerygones. 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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