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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Black Cuckoo	Guira Cuckoo
学名	Cuculus clamosus	Guira guira
目	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
科	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	36.2 cm (14.3 in)	34.7 cm (13.7 in)
体重	86.86666666666667 g (3.06 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	--	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

无

Black Cuckoo only

🌲 Forest

Guira Cuckoo only

🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

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Song & Call Comparison

Black Cuckoo

鸣唱

Loud, nasal call with bubbling quality; distinctive resonant notes carrying through dense African forest.

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

Black 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

Black Cuckoo

Least Concern

Guira Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black Cuckoo

羽毛

Black Cuckoo: all glossy black; red eye; occasionally rufous undertail; slender; long dark tail; sexually monomorphic dark plumage

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

Black Cuckoo

Black Cuckoo (Cuculus clamosus) — 28–32 cm. Entirely glossy black; slender build; long tail; slightly decurved bill. Inhabits forest, woodland, and dense savanna across sub-Saharan Africa. Brood parasite targeting bulbuls, shrikes, and other passerines. Insectivore; specialises in hairy caterpillars. Identified by its mournful 'I'm so sad' call.

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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