Indian Cuckoo vs Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus 对比 Neomorphus pucheranii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Indian Cuckoo Red-billed Ground-cuckoo
学名 Cuculus micropterus Neomorphus pucheranii
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 39.3 cm (15.5 in) 33.7 cm (13.3 in)
体重 120.5 g (4.25 oz) 330.0 g (11.64 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Indian Cuckoo only

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Indian Cuckoo

鸣唱

Loud, far-carrying raucous call; harsh penetrating notes given from tall dense forest canopy. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

鸣唱

Loud, harsh cackling call; piercing raucous notes carrying well across tall dense tropical forest habitat.

保护状况

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

Least Concern

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Cuckoo

羽毛

Indian Cuckoo: gray above; white below with bold dark barring; four-note call; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; common Asian species

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

About These Birds

Indian Cuckoo

印度杜鹃(Cuculus micropterus)— 分布于南亚和东南亚森林的杜鹃。具独特多音节鸣声。托卵性。

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo

Red-billed Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus pucheranii) — 46–50 cm. Greenish-brown above; rufous-buff below; bright red decurved bill; bare blue orbital patch. Inhabits dense lowland forest of western Amazonia in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil. Non-parasitic; terrestrial; follows army ants for flushed prey. Insectivore. Secretive and rarely observed.

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