Violet Cuckoo vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus مقارنةً بـ Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Violet Cuckoo Sulawesi Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus Cuculus crassirostris
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 20,1 cm (7.9 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
الوزن 22,2 g (0.78 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Violet Cuckoo only

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Violet Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, raucous call with harsh nasal quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense tropical 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

Violet Cuckoo

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Violet 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

Violet Cuckoo

Violet Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) — 17 cm. Male: entire upperparts rich violet-purple with green gloss; barred white below; yellow-orange bill. Female: bronze-green above. Inhabits lowland and foothill forest from Myanmar through Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines. Brood parasite targeting sunbirds and flowerpeckers. 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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