Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo vs Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Carpococcyx renauldi ile kıyaslandığında Morococcyx erythropygus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo Lesser Ground-cuckoo
Bilimsel Ad Carpococcyx renauldi Morococcyx erythropygus
Takım Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familya Cuculidae Cuculidae
Koruma Durumu Endangered Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 55,7 cm (21.9 in) 19,8 cm (7.8 in)
Ağırlık 400,0 g (14.11 oz) 66,6 g (2.35 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-4 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo only

Lesser Ground-cuckoo only

Hiçbiri

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Song & Call Comparison

Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo

Şarkı

Loud, far-carrying melodic call; rich clear notes audible through dense tropical Southeast Asian 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

Endangered

Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo

Least Concern

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo

Tuy

Black Coucal (breeding): glossy all-black breeding plumage; red eye; long dark tail; non-breeding streaked brown; dimorphic

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

Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo

Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx renauldi) — 55–60 cm. Dark olive-brown above; pale greyish below; vivid coral-red bill and bare facial skin; long tail. Inhabits dense primary forest floor of mainland Southeast Asia from Myanmar to southern China. Non-parasitic; terrestrial. Omnivore. Rare and poorly known; Near Threatened.

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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