Sumatran Ground-cuckoo vs African Cuckoo

Carpococcyx viridis مقارنةً بـ Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Sumatran Ground-cuckoo African Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Carpococcyx viridis Cuculus gularis
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
الوزن 495,7 g (17.49 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo only

بلا

African Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo

الغناء

Deep, resonant whistled call; melodic notes with carrying quality audible through dense woodland 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

Critically Endangered

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo

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

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo

Sumatran Ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis) — 52–58 cm. Bronzy-green above; pale buff below; bare red-and-yellow facial skin; long decurved bill; heavy build. Critically Endangered; restricted to lowland forest of Sumatra. Non-parasitic; terrestrial. Omnivore. Known from very few records; one of the rarest cuckoos in the world.

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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