Sulawesi Cuckoo vs Red-billed Malkoha

Cuculus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Zanclostomus javanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Sulawesi Cuckoo Red-billed Malkoha
الاسم العلمي Cuculus crassirostris Zanclostomus javanicus
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 28,8 cm (11.3 in)
الوزن 85,0 g (3.00 oz) 115,5 g (4.07 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

بلا

Red-billed Malkoha 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.

Red-billed Malkoha

الغناء

Sharp, staccato chip note; clean emphatic sound repeated rhythmically from dense tropical scrub habitat.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Least Concern

Red-billed Malkoha

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

Red-billed Malkoha

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.

Red-billed Malkoha

Red-billed Malkoha (Zanclostomus javanicus) — 38–44 cm. Blue-green above with a rufous belly; bright red bill and bare red orbital skin; long white-tipped tail. Inhabits primary and tall secondary forest of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Java. Non-parasitic. Insectivore feeding on large caterpillars and invertebrates.

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