Black-billed Coucal vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Centropus bernsteini مقارنةً بـ Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-billed Coucal Sulawesi Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Centropus bernsteini Cuculus crassirostris
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 37,2 cm (14.6 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
الوزن 162,5 g (5.73 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Black-billed Coucal only

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Black-billed Coucal

الغناء

Loud, clear whistled call with carrying quality; rich musical notes audible through dense humid 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

Black-billed Coucal

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Black-billed 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

Black-billed Coucal

Black-billed Coucal (Centropus bernsteini) — 40–44 cm. Rufous-chestnut back and wings; black head and underparts; all-black bill. Restricted to northern and western New Guinea in lowland forest and scrub. Non-parasitic. Omnivore.

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.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family