Grey-bellied Cuckoo vs Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Cacomantis passerinus so với Morococcyx erythropygus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Grey-bellied Cuckoo Lesser Ground-cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Cacomantis passerinus Morococcyx erythropygus
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 22,6 cm (8.9 in) 19,8 cm (7.8 in)
Khối Lượng 24,884999999999998 g (0.88 oz) 66,6 g (2.35 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Grey-bellied Cuckoo only

Lesser Ground-cuckoo only

Không

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Song & Call Comparison

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Loud, melodic call with musical resonant quality; rich notes building in sequence from forest canopy.

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

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

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

Least Concern

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

Bộ Lông

Grey-bellied Cuckoo: gray above; pale gray-white below; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; female has rufous morph; southern Asia

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Bộ Lông

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

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus) — 21–24 cm. Grey above; pale grey below; yellow orbital ring. Inhabits open woodland, forest edge, and scrub across South Asia and Southeast Asia. Brood parasite targeting tailorbirds, babblers, and other passerines. 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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