Sulawesi Cuckoo vs Lesser Ground-cuckoo

Cuculus crassirostris so với Morococcyx erythropygus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Sulawesi Cuckoo Lesser Ground-cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Cuculus crassirostris Morococcyx erythropygus
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 19,8 cm (7.8 in)
Khối Lượng 85,0 g (3.00 oz) 66,6 g (2.35 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Lesser Ground-cuckoo only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia. 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.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Least Concern

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Bộ Lông

Sulawesi Cuckoo: dark gray-brown above; pale below; long dark tail; yellow orbital ring; Sulawesi endemic; larger than most Cuculus

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

About These Birds

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Sulawesi Cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) — 30–34 cm. Dark grey above; pale below with bold brown-grey barring; heavier bill than most Cuculus. Endemic to Sulawesi in montane forest. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Poorly known.

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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