Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Chalcites basalis مقارنةً بـ Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo Sulawesi Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Chalcites basalis Cuculus crassirostris
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 19,9 cm (7.8 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
الوزن 24,2 g (0.85 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo only

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, raucous call with harsh penetrating quality; rough notes carrying well through dense forest. 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

Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo

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

Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo

Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo (Chalcites basalis) — 15–17 cm. Bronze-brown above with a green gloss; heavily barred white-and-brown below; indistinct supercilium. Widespread across Australia and New Guinea in woodland and scrub. Migratory. Brood parasite primarily targeting fairy-wrens. Insectivore.

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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