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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Violaceous Coucal	Guira Cuckoo
学名	Centropus violaceus	Guira guira
目	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
科	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	49.6 cm (19.5 in)	34.7 cm (13.7 in)
体重	500.0 g (17.64 oz)	141.73333333333335 g (5.00 oz)
食性	--	Omnivore of open South American country; eats large insects, small frogs, lizards, and bird eggs. …
产卵数	3	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

无

Violaceous Coucal only

🌲 Forest

Guira Cuckoo only

🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

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Song & Call Comparison

Violaceous Coucal

鸣唱

Loud, resonant call with melodic quality; rich carrying notes audible through dense Madagascar lowland forest.

Guira Cuckoo

鸣唱

Loud, gurgling call with hollow quality; distinctive multi-tonal sound carrying across open African savanna.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Violaceous Coucal

Guira Cuckoo

Found in open habitats across South America east of the Andes from Brazil to Argentina. Resident and gregarious.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Violaceous Coucal

Least Concern

Guira Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Violaceous Coucal

羽毛

Coppery-tailed Coucal: dark brown above; rufous wings; pale below; coppery-iridescent tail; red eye; coppery tail iridescence

Guira Cuckoo

羽毛

Broad-billed Bronze-cuckoo: bronze-green above; broadly barred white below; wide bars; reddish eye; Australian bronze cuckoo

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About These Birds

Violaceous Coucal

紫鸦鹃 (Centropus violaceus)，体长约40厘米。体羽紫黑色具强烈金属光泽，翅膀栗红色，尾长。眼红色，嘴粗壮。分布于巴布亚新几内亚美努斯群岛等太平洋岛屿。栖息于低地雨林。以大型昆虫和小型动物为食。

Guira Cuckoo

圭拉鹃是南美洲特有的杜鹃科鸟类，广泛分布于巴西、阿根廷等地的开阔地带。体色棕褐，具醒目的冠羽，尾羽宽大。与其他杜鹃不同，圭拉鹃以群体方式生活，共同育雏。杂食性，以昆虫、小型脊椎动物为主食。

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