Green-billed Coucal vs Indian Cuckoo

Centropus chlororhynchos مقارنةً بـ Cuculus micropterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Green-billed Coucal Indian Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Centropus chlororhynchos Cuculus micropterus
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 33,0 cm (13.0 in) 39,3 cm (15.5 in)
الوزن 244,4 g (8.62 oz) 120,5 g (4.25 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Green-billed Coucal only

بلا

Indian 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.

Indian Cuckoo

الغناء

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

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Green-billed Coucal

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Green-billed Coucal

Indian Cuckoo

الريش

Indian Cuckoo: gray above; white below with bold dark barring; four-note call; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; common Asian species

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.

Indian Cuckoo

Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) — 32–34 cm. Grey above; barred underparts; yellow orbital ring; broad dark subterminal tail band. Migratory; widespread from India through Southeast Asia and China to Korea and Japan. Brood parasite targeting drongos and other medium passerines. Insectivore. Famous four-note 'one more bottle' call.

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