Olive-capped Coua vs African Cuckoo

Coua olivaceiceps مقارنةً بـ Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Olive-capped Coua African Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Coua olivaceiceps Cuculus gularis
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 32,9 cm (13.0 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
الوزن 182,0 g (6.42 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Olive-capped Coua only

بلا

African Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Olive-capped Coua

الغناء

Loud, harsh resonant call; penetrating notes carrying through tropical forest habitat in South Asia.

African Cuckoo

الغناء

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

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Olive-capped Coua

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Olive-capped Coua

African Cuckoo

الريش

African Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; African migrant similar to Common

About These Birds

Olive-capped Coua

Olive-capped Coua (Coua olivaceiceps) — 40–44 cm. Grey-brown with an olive-grey cap replacing the rufous cap of the related Red-capped Coua; bare blue orbital skin. Inhabits the southern semi-arid zone of Madagascar. Non-parasitic. Omnivore. Sometimes treated as a subspecies of Red-capped Coua.

African Cuckoo

African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis) — 32–35 cm. Very similar to Common Cuckoo; grey above; barred below; yellow bill base and orbital ring; long tail. Migratory intra-African breeder across sub-Saharan woodland and savanna. Brood parasite primarily targeting fork-tailed drongos. Insectivore.

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