Rusty-breasted Cuckoo vs African Cuckoo

Cacomantis sepulcralis مقارنةً بـ Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Rusty-breasted Cuckoo African Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Cacomantis sepulcralis Cuculus gularis
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
الوزن 31,95 g (1.13 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo only

African Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, raucous call with harsh penetrating quality; rough notes carrying through dense forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

African Cuckoo

الغناء

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

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo

الريش

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo: rusty-rufous breast; gray-brown above; pale belly; long dark tail; red eye-ring; bold rusty breast color

African Cuckoo

الريش

African Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; African migrant similar to Common

About These Birds

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo (Cacomantis sepulcralis) — 22–25 cm. Grey above; rich rusty-buff underparts; yellow orbital ring. Inhabits forest, forest edge, and plantations from the Malay Peninsula and Greater Sundas to the Philippines and Sulawesi. Brood parasite. Insectivore.

African Cuckoo

African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis) — 32–35 cm. Very similar to Common Cuckoo; grey above; barred below; yellow bill base and orbital ring; long tail. Migratory intra-African breeder across sub-Saharan woodland and savanna. Brood parasite primarily targeting fork-tailed drongos. Insectivore.

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