Javan Coucal vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Centropus nigrorufus مقارنةً بـ Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Javan Coucal Sulawesi Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Centropus nigrorufus Cuculus crassirostris
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 41,3 cm (16.3 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 1-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Javan Coucal only

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Javan Coucal

الغناء

Loud, far-carrying melodic call; clear resonant notes given repeatedly from dense forest in Southeast Asia.

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

Javan Coucal

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Javan 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

Javan Coucal

Javan Coucal (Centropus nigrorufus) — 40–44 cm. Rufous-chestnut wings; black head and underparts; long tail. Endemic to Java, Indonesia, in lowland forest, dense scrub, and wetland edges. Non-parasitic. Omnivore. Vulnerable; severely threatened by Java's extreme habitat loss.

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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