Yellow-billed Cuckoo vs Indian Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus مقارنةً بـ Cuculus micropterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Yellow-billed Cuckoo Indian Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Coccyzus americanus Cuculus micropterus
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 28,7 cm (11.3 in) 39,3 cm (15.5 in)
الوزن 56,73333333333333 g (2.00 oz) 120,5 g (4.25 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Yellow-billed Cuckoo only

بلا

Indian Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, far-carrying resonant call; deep musical notes audible impressively through dense tropical forest.

Indian Cuckoo

الغناء

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

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Indian Cuckoo

الريش

Indian Cuckoo: gray above; white below with bold dark barring; four-note call; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; common Asian species

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.

Indian Cuckoo

Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) — 32–34 cm. Grey above; barred underparts; yellow orbital ring; broad dark subterminal tail band. Migratory; widespread from India through Southeast Asia and China to Korea and Japan. Brood parasite targeting drongos and other medium passerines. Insectivore. Famous four-note 'one more bottle' call.

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