Mangrove Cuckoo vs Indian Cuckoo

Coccyzus minor مقارنةً بـ Cuculus micropterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Mangrove Cuckoo Indian Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Coccyzus minor Cuculus micropterus
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 27,0 cm (10.6 in) 39,3 cm (15.5 in)
الوزن 66,85000000000001 g (2.36 oz) 120,5 g (4.25 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Mangrove Cuckoo only

Indian Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Mangrove Cuckoo

الغناء

Harsh, penetrating call with raucous quality; loud rough notes carrying through dense forest habitat.

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

Mangrove Cuckoo

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Mangrove 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

Mangrove Cuckoo

Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) — 28–32 cm. Brown above; buffy-orange wash on breast and belly; yellow lower mandible; long tail with white spots. Inhabits mangroves, tropical hammocks, and scrub from Florida and the Caribbean to northern South America. Non-parasitic. Insectivore feeding on caterpillars and invertebrates.

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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