Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo vs Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Cercococcyx montanus so với Morococcyx erythropygus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo Lesser Ground-cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Cercococcyx montanus Morococcyx erythropygus
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 29,3 cm (11.5 in) 19,8 cm (7.8 in)
Khối Lượng 58,0 g (2.05 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

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo only

Lesser Ground-cuckoo only

Không

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Song & Call Comparison

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating rough notes carrying through dense humid forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

Least Concern

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

Bộ Lông

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo: brown above; pale below with dark barring; very long graduated dark barred tail; red eye; barred pattern

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

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus) — 26–30 cm. Brown above; whitish below with bold dark barring throughout; long tail. Inhabits montane forest undergrowth in East and Central Africa. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Skulking; identified by its high-pitched whistled song.

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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