Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Cercococcyx olivinus مقارنةً بـ Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo Sulawesi Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Cercococcyx olivinus Cuculus crassirostris
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 27,8 cm (10.9 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
الوزن 65,83333333333333 g (2.32 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo only

بلا

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, far-carrying resonant call; deep hollow notes given repeatedly from dense forest canopy. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native 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

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo

الريش

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo: olive-brown above; pale buff below; very long graduated dark tail; red eye; olive coloration diagnostic

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

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx olivinus) — 28–32 cm. Olive-brown above; pale buff below with faint barring; long tail. Found in montane and submontane forest of West and Central Africa. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Poorly known; locally rare.

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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