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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Guira Cuckoo	Black-bellied Cuckoo
学名	Guira guira	Piaya melanogaster
目	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
科	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	34.7 cm (13.7 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)
体重	141.73333333333335 g (5.00 oz)	102.4 g (3.61 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

Guira Cuckoo only

🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

Black-bellied Cuckoo 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.

Black-bellied Cuckoo

鸣唱

Loud, resonant call with nasal quality; carrying notes given from forest perch in Southeast Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native 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.

Black-bellied Cuckoo

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保护状况

Least Concern

Guira Cuckoo

Least Concern

Black-bellied Cuckoo

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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

Black-bellied Cuckoo

羽毛

Pied Cuckoo (Clamator): black above with white spots; white below; black crest; long white-tipped tail; crested Asian-African species

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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。

Black-bellied Cuckoo

Black-bellied Cuckoo (Piaya melanogaster) — 35–40 cm. Rufous above; jet-black belly; greenish bill; long tail. Inhabits humid Amazonian forest and tall secondary growth. Non-parasitic. Insectivore; forages in the mid-storey and canopy. Less common than the Squirrel Cuckoo; restricted to lowland Amazonia.

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