Cuban Lizard-cuckoo vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Coccyzus merlini مقارنةً بـ Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Cuban Lizard-cuckoo Sulawesi Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Coccyzus merlini Cuculus crassirostris
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 35,6 cm (14.0 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
الوزن 172,16666666666666 g (6.07 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo only

بلا

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo

الغناء

Deep, resonant call with hollow quality; powerful low-frequency notes carrying across humid 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

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Cuban Lizard-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

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini) — 38–44 cm. Brown above; pale buff below; bare red orbital skin; long graduated tail with white tips. Endemic to Cuba and nearby islands. Non-parasitic; a specialist predator of lizards (Anolis and others). Also takes large insects.

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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