Yellow-billed Cuckoo vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus مقارنةً بـ Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Yellow-billed Cuckoo Sulawesi Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Coccyzus americanus Cuculus crassirostris
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 28,7 cm (11.3 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
الوزن 56,73333333333333 g (2.00 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Yellow-billed Cuckoo only

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Sulawesi Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, far-carrying resonant call; deep musical notes audible impressively 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

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-billed 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

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) — 27–32 cm. Brown above; white below; yellow lower mandible; rufous wing patches in flight; white-spotted tail. Migratory breeder in North America; winters in South America. Non-parasitic. Insectivore specialising in caterpillars and cicadas. Western population listed as Threatened.

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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