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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Guira Cuckoo	Red-faced Malkoha
学名	Guira guira	Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
目	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
科	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Vulnerable
体长	—	—
翼展	34.7 cm (13.7 in)	30.8 cm (12.1 in)
体重	141.73333333333335 g (5.00 oz)	91.9 g (3.24 oz)
食性	Omnivore of open South American country; eats large insects, small frogs, lizards, and bird eggs. …	--
产卵数	--	2-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

无

Guira Cuckoo only

🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

Red-faced Malkoha only

🌲 Forest

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Song & Call Comparison

Guira Cuckoo

鸣唱

Loud, gurgling call with hollow quality; distinctive multi-tonal sound carrying across open African savanna.

Red-faced Malkoha

鸣唱

Sharp, far-carrying call with penetrating quality; loud notes audible through tropical scrub habitat.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Guira Cuckoo

Found in open habitats across South America east of the Andes from Brazil to Argentina. Resident and gregarious.

Red-faced Malkoha

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保护状况

Least Concern

Guira Cuckoo

Vulnerable

Red-faced Malkoha

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How to Tell Them Apart

Guira Cuckoo

羽毛

Broad-billed Bronze-cuckoo: bronze-green above; broadly barred white below; wide bars; reddish eye; Australian bronze cuckoo

Red-faced Malkoha

羽毛

Giant Coua: large dark blue-gray body; pale below; brilliant bare blue facial skin; long white-tipped dark tail; largest Madagascar coua

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About These Birds

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。

Red-faced Malkoha

Red-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus) — 45–48 cm. Dark green above; chestnut-red underparts; vivid scarlet bare facial skin and bill. Endemic to Sri Lanka in wet lowland and foothill forest. Non-parasitic. Insectivore. Vulnerable; dependent on intact forest and threatened by deforestation.

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