Green-billed Coucal vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Centropus chlororhynchos مقارنةً بـ Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Green-billed Coucal Sulawesi Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Centropus chlororhynchos Cuculus crassirostris
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 33,0 cm (13.0 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
الوزن 244,4 g (8.62 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Green-billed Coucal only

بلا

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Green-billed Coucal

الغناء

Loud, nasal call with carrying quality; distinctive resonant notes given from tall African forest tree.

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

Vulnerable

Green-billed Coucal

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Green-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

Green-billed Coucal

Green-billed Coucal (Centropus chlororhynchos) — 43–47 cm. Blue-black with a long graduated tail; pale greenish bill. Endemic to Sri Lanka in wet forest and dense riverine scrub. Non-parasitic. Omnivore; hunts lizards, large insects, and frogs. Vulnerable; highly forest-dependent and threatened by ongoing deforestation.

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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