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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Smooth-billed Ani	Guira Cuckoo
学名	Crotophaga ani	Guira guira
目	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
科	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	28.8 cm (11.3 in)	34.7 cm (13.7 in)
体重	125.375 g (4.42 oz)	141.73333333333335 g (5.00 oz)
食性	Insectivore following cattle herds; eats grasshoppers, beetles, and hairy caterpillars flushed by grazers. Also takes …	Omnivore of open South American country; eats large insects, small frogs, lizards, and bird eggs. …
产卵数	3-7	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌾 Grassland

Smooth-billed Ani only

无

Guira Cuckoo only

🏖️ Coastal

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Song & Call Comparison

Smooth-billed Ani

鸣唱

Rapid, bubbling call with liquid quality; pleasant gurgling notes cascading quickly from dense grassland cover.

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

Smooth-billed Ani

Found from Florida and the Caribbean through Central and South America to Argentina. Resident in open habitats.

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

Smooth-billed Ani

Least Concern

Guira Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Smooth-billed Ani

羽毛

New Britain Bronze-cuckoo: bronze-green above; barred white below; red eye; island endemic; iridescent bronze-green coloration

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

Smooth-billed Ani

滑嘴犁鸥（Crotophaga ani）— 广泛分布于中南美洲的犁鸥。嘴光滑，栖息于稀树草原和农地。具社会性繁殖行为。

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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