Red-capped Coua vs Indian Cuckoo

Coua ruficeps مقارنةً بـ Cuculus micropterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Red-capped Coua Indian Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Coua ruficeps Cuculus micropterus
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 32,8 cm (12.9 in) 39,3 cm (15.5 in)
الوزن 172,66666666666666 g (6.09 oz) 120,5 g (4.25 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Red-capped Coua only

بلا

Indian Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Red-capped Coua

الغناء

Loud, harsh call with nasal quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense tropical 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

Red-capped Coua

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-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

Red-capped Coua

Red-capped Coua (Coua ruficeps) — 39–42 cm. Grey body with a distinctive rufous-red cap; bare blue orbital skin; long white-tipped tail. Found in the western and northern deciduous forests and scrub of Madagascar. Non-parasitic. Omnivore. Fairly common within suitable dry-forest habitat.

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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