Black-billed Cuckoo vs Lesser Roadrunner

Coccyzus erythropthalmus 对比 Geococcyx velox

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-billed Cuckoo Lesser Roadrunner
学名 Coccyzus erythropthalmus Geococcyx velox
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 27.4 cm (10.8 in) 28.3 cm (11.1 in)
体重 53.20000000000001 g (1.88 oz) 184.1 g (6.49 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-5 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Black-billed Cuckoo only

Lesser Roadrunner only

Song & Call Comparison

Black-billed Cuckoo

鸣唱

Loud, far-carrying resonant call; deep notes audible across dense forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Lesser Roadrunner

鸣唱

Loud, call carrying far; distinctive hollow notes audible across dry open Central American terrain. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

保护状况

Least Concern

Black-billed Cuckoo

Least Concern

Lesser Roadrunner

About These Birds

Black-billed Cuckoo

黑嘴杜鹃(Coccyzus erythropthalmus)体长26-31厘米。上体褐色;下体白色;全黑色喙;细红色眼眶环。繁殖于北美洲,迁徙至南美洲越冬。以毛虫、蚱蜢和其他昆虫为食,是重要的森林益鸟。

Lesser Roadrunner

Lesser Roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) — 46–52 cm. Similar to Greater Roadrunner but smaller with a more streaked breast. Found in dry scrub, open woodland, and arid valleys from Mexico to Nicaragua. Non-parasitic; carnivorous; eats insects and small vertebrates. Shares the same terrestrial running lifestyle as its northern relative.

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