Sulawesi Cuckoo vs Pavonine Cuckoo

Cuculus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Dromococcyx pavoninus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Sulawesi Cuckoo Pavonine Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Cuculus crassirostris Dromococcyx pavoninus
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 25,6 cm (10.1 in)
الوزن 85,0 g (3.00 oz) 47,25 g (1.67 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

بلا

Pavonine Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Pavonine Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, emphatic crowing call with harsh quality; resonant notes carrying well across open tropical forest edge.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Least Concern

Pavonine Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Cuckoo

الريش

Sulawesi Cuckoo: dark gray-brown above; pale below; long dark tail; yellow orbital ring; Sulawesi endemic; larger than most Cuculus

Pavonine Cuckoo

About These Birds

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.

Pavonine Cuckoo

Pavonine Cuckoo (Dromococcyx pavoninus) — 26–30 cm. Rufous-brown above; barred tail; whitish underparts; bare facial skin. Inhabits humid Amazonian and Atlantic forest understorey from Venezuela south to Argentina. Brood parasite; crepuscular. Insectivore. Resembles Pheasant Cuckoo but smaller with distinctive peacock-eye tail spots when spread.

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