Javan Coucal vs African Cuckoo

Centropus nigrorufus مقارنةً بـ Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Javan Coucal African Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Centropus nigrorufus Cuculus gularis
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 41,3 cm (16.3 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
الوزن 244,4 g (8.62 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Javan Coucal only

African Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Javan Coucal

الغناء

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

African Cuckoo

الغناء

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

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Javan Coucal

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Javan Coucal

African Cuckoo

الريش

African Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; African migrant similar to Common

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.

African Cuckoo

African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis) — 32–35 cm. Very similar to Common Cuckoo; grey above; barred below; yellow bill base and orbital ring; long tail. Migratory intra-African breeder across sub-Saharan woodland and savanna. Brood parasite primarily targeting fork-tailed drongos. Insectivore.

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