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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Black-hooded Coucal	Lesser Ground-cuckoo
学名	Centropus steerii	Morococcyx erythropygus
目	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
科	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
保护状况	Critically Endangered	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	32.1 cm (12.6 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)
体重	200.75 g (7.08 oz)	66.6 g (2.35 oz)
食性	--	--
产卵数	--	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

无

Black-hooded Coucal only

🌲 Forest

Lesser Ground-cuckoo only

无

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-hooded Coucal

鸣唱

Loud, booming call with deep resonance; powerful notes carrying across humid West African lowland forest.

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

鸣唱

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

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保护状况

Critically Endangered

Black-hooded Coucal

Least Concern

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-hooded Coucal

羽毛

Kai Coucal: dark brown above with iridescent sheen; rufous wings; pale buff below; long dark tail; orange-red eye; Kai island endemic

Lesser Ground-cuckoo

羽毛

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

Black-hooded Coucal

钢蓝鸦鹃 (Centropus steerii)，体长约42厘米。头颈和下体黑色具钢蓝色光泽，上体栗色，翅红褐色，尾长。眼红色。特有于菲律宾棉兰老岛等南部岛屿。栖息于低地雨林和次生林。以大型昆虫和小型动物为食。

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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