Lesser Coucal vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Centropus bengalensis مقارنةً بـ Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Lesser Coucal Sulawesi Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Centropus bengalensis Cuculus crassirostris
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 30,9 cm (12.2 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
الوزن 172,075 g (6.07 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Lesser Coucal only

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Lesser Coucal

الغناء

Loud, raucous call with harsh nasal quality; piercing notes carrying far through dense Madagascar forest.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

الغناء

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

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Lesser Coucal

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Lesser Coucal

Sulawesi Cuckoo

الريش

Sulawesi Cuckoo: dark gray-brown above; pale below; long dark tail; yellow orbital ring; Sulawesi endemic; larger than most Cuculus

About These Birds

Lesser Coucal

Lesser Coucal (Centropus bengalensis) — 33–38 cm. Streaked brown above with a rufous wing panel; pale buff underparts; graduated tail. Widespread from India through Southeast Asia and China; inhabits grassland, scrub, and forest edges. Non-parasitic. Insectivore and small vertebrate predator. Smaller and more grass-dwelling than related species.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Sulawesi Cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) — 30–34 cm. Dark grey above; pale below with bold brown-grey barring; heavier bill than most Cuculus. Endemic to Sulawesi in montane forest. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Poorly known.

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