Red-fronted Coua vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Coua reynaudii مقارنةً بـ Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Red-fronted Coua Sulawesi Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Coua reynaudii Cuculus crassirostris
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 27,0 cm (10.6 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
الوزن 148,5 g (5.24 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Red-fronted Coua only

بلا

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Red-fronted Coua

الغناء

Loud, harsh resonant call with nasal quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia.

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

Red-fronted Coua

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-fronted Coua

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

Red-fronted Coua

Red-fronted Coua (Coua reynaudii) — 36–40 cm. Brown-grey above; white below with rusty-orange frontal patch; bare blue orbital skin; long tail. Found in humid and sub-humid eastern and central forests of Madagascar. Non-parasitic; typically forages on or near the ground. Omnivore.

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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