Black-faced Coucal vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Centropus melanops مقارنةً بـ Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-faced Coucal Sulawesi Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Centropus melanops Cuculus crassirostris
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 31,8 cm (12.5 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
الوزن 219,75 g (7.75 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-faced Coucal only

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Sulawesi Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-faced Coucal

الغناء

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; piercing notes carrying far across tall African forest habitat.

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-faced Coucal

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Black-faced 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-faced Coucal

Black-faced Coucal (Centropus melanops) — 38–44 cm. Chestnut-rufous wings and back; black head, face, and underparts; long tail. Endemic to the Philippines (Mindanao and satellite islands) in grassland, scrub, and forest edge. Non-parasitic. Omnivore. Status considered Vulnerable due to rapid habitat conversion.

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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