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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Groove-billed Ani	Dark Hawk-Cuckoo
学名	Crotophaga sulcirostris	Hierococcyx bocki
目	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
科	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	35.9 cm (14.1 in)
体重	80.3 g (2.83 oz)	137.0 g (4.83 oz)
食性	Insectivore of open country; eats grasshoppers, beetles, and hairy caterpillars. Forages near grazing animals that …	--
产卵数	3-4	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

无

Groove-billed Ani only

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo only

🌲 Forest

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Song & Call Comparison

Groove-billed Ani

鸣唱

Loud, far-carrying display call; deep hollow notes audible across open European grassland habitat at dawn.

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

鸣唱

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in South Asia.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Groove-billed Ani

Found from southern Texas through Central America to South America. Resident in open country and agricultural areas.

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

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保护状况

Least Concern

Groove-billed Ani

Least Concern

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Groove-billed Ani

羽毛

New Caledonian Bronze-cuckoo: bronze-green above; barred white below; island endemic; red eye; iridescent bronze-green; small size

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

羽毛

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo: dark brown above; pale below with dense dark barring; hawk-like; long barred tail; yellow orbital ring; dark morph

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About These Birds

Groove-billed Ani

沟嘴犁鸥（Crotophaga sulcirostris）— 分布于中美洲至南美洲北部开阔生境的犁鸥。嘴有沟槽。

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

马来亚鹰鹃分布于马来西亚半岛、苏门答腊和婆罗洲的热带雨林。体羽棕褐，下体具条纹，与同属其他种相似。以昆虫为主食，具嘈杂的鸣声，是巢寄生鸟类，将卵产在其他鸟类巢中。

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