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Song & Call Comparison
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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.
Blue-faced Malkoha
鸣唱
Loud, raucous far-carrying call; harsh penetrating notes carrying well through dense forest habitat.
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Geographic Range & Migration
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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.
Blue-faced Malkoha
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Conservation Status Comparison
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保护状况
Least Concern
Guira Cuckoo
Least Concern
Blue-faced Malkoha
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Identification Tips — How to Tell Them Apart
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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
Blue-faced Malkoha
羽毛
Yellowbill (African): yellow bill; plain olive-brown above; pale buff-white below; long graduated brown tail; African forest cuckoo
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About Each Bird (Descriptions)
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Blue-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) — 38–42 cm. Green and chestnut; vivid bare blue orbital skin; green bill. Inhabits dry scrub and forest edge across peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Non-parasitic; builds a small cup nest in dense scrub. Insectivore and frugivore.
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Related Comparisons
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