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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Dark-billed Cuckoo	Guira Cuckoo
学名	Coccyzus melacoryphus	Guira guira
目	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
科	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	23.3 cm (9.2 in)	34.7 cm (13.7 in)
体重	53.125 g (1.87 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	2-4	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🏖️ Coastal

Dark-billed Cuckoo only

无

Guira Cuckoo only

🌾 Grassland

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Song & Call Comparison

Dark-billed Cuckoo

鸣唱

Loud, harsh raucous call; piercing rough notes carrying powerfully through dense tropical forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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

Dark-billed Cuckoo

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

Dark-billed Cuckoo

Least Concern

Guira Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Dark-billed Cuckoo

羽毛

Striped Cuckoo (Tapera): white below with dark streaks; boldly streaked brown above; long white-tipped tail; pale supercilium; slim

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

Dark-billed Cuckoo

黑嘴南美杜鹃(Coccyzus melacoryphus)体长26-30厘米。上体褐色；下体淡黄褐色；全黑色喙无黄色下颌；尾具白色端斑。分布于南美洲，迁徙于南北部繁殖地之间，取食昆虫和蜥蜴。

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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