Running Coua vs Indian Cuckoo

Coua cursor مقارنةً بـ Cuculus micropterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Running Coua Indian Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Coua cursor Cuculus micropterus
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 26,3 cm (10.4 in) 39,3 cm (15.5 in)
الوزن 110,5 g (3.90 oz) 120,5 g (4.25 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Running Coua only

Indian Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Running Coua

الغناء

Loud, shrill call with penetrating quality; high resonant notes carrying powerfully through dense 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

Running Coua

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Running Coua

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

Running Coua

Running Coua (Coua cursor) — 38–42 cm. Pale grey-brown above; whitish below; bare blue-and-red orbital skin; long tail held upright; strongly terrestrial. Restricted to the arid south and southwest of Madagascar in sandy scrub and dry thicket. Non-parasitic; runs rapidly across open ground. Omnivore.

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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