Ivory-billed Coucal vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Centropus menbeki مقارنةً بـ Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Ivory-billed Coucal Sulawesi Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Centropus menbeki Cuculus crassirostris
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 43,6 cm (17.2 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
الوزن 461,25 g (16.27 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Ivory-billed Coucal only

بلا

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Ivory-billed Coucal

الغناء

Harsh, far-carrying call with deep quality; resonant rough notes carrying across African lowland 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

Ivory-billed Coucal

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Ivory-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

Ivory-billed Coucal

Ivory-billed Coucal (Centropus menbeki) — 60–68 cm. Very large; blackish-brown overall with a pale ivory-coloured heavy bill; long graduated tail. Found in forest and tall secondary growth of New Guinea and Aru Islands. Non-parasitic; builds an enclosed grass nest. Omnivorous; takes large invertebrates, lizards, frogs, and small mammals.

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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