Pearly-breasted Cuckoo vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Coccyzus euleri مقارنةً بـ Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Pearly-breasted Cuckoo Sulawesi Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Coccyzus euleri Cuculus crassirostris
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 26,3 cm (10.4 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
الوزن 52,46666666666667 g (1.85 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Pearly-breasted Cuckoo only

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Sulawesi Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Pearly-breasted Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, melodic call with clear quality; rich resonant notes carrying far through tropical 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

Pearly-breasted Cuckoo

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Pearly-breasted 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

Pearly-breasted Cuckoo

Pearly-breasted Cuckoo (Coccyzus euleri) — 26–30 cm. Brown above; white below with a faint pearly sheen; yellow lower mandible; tail with white spots. Inhabits forest and forest edge in northern and central South America. Non-parasitic. Insectivore. Partially migratory; less studied than its North American relatives.

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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