Olive-capped Coua vs Indian Cuckoo

Coua olivaceiceps مقارنةً بـ Cuculus micropterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Olive-capped Coua Indian Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Coua olivaceiceps Cuculus micropterus
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 32,9 cm (13.0 in) 39,3 cm (15.5 in)
الوزن 182,0 g (6.42 oz) 120,5 g (4.25 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Olive-capped Coua only

بلا

Indian Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Olive-capped Coua

الغناء

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

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

Olive-capped Coua

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Olive-capped 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

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.

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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