Greater Ani vs Guira Cuckoo

Crotophaga major 对比 Guira guira

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Greater Ani Guira Cuckoo
学名 Crotophaga major Guira guira
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 38.7 cm (15.2 in) 34.7 cm (13.7 in)
体重 184.625 g (6.51 oz) 141.73333333333335 g (5.00 oz)
食性 Insectivore of tropical South American marshes; eats hairy caterpillars, large beetles, and small lizards. Also … 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

Greater Ani only

Guira Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Greater Ani

鸣唱

Soft, wheezy call with plaintive quality; delicate notes given quietly from dense grassland cover at dawn.

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

Greater Ani

Found in tropical forests, mangroves, and marshes from Mexico to Argentina. Resident in lowland wetland 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

Greater Ani

Least Concern

Guira Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Greater Ani

羽毛

Black-eared Bronze-cuckoo: dark ear patch; bronze-green above; barred white below; red eye; distinctive dark ear patches; small

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

Greater Ani

大犁鸥(Crotophaga major)— 分布于中南美洲河流和湿地的最大犁鸥。蓝色眼睛和黑色羽毛为特征。共同筑巢。

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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