African Cuckoo vs Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo

Cuculus gularis مقارنةً بـ Hierococcyx pectoralis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة African Cuckoo Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo
الاسم العلمي Cuculus gularis Hierococcyx pectoralis
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 41,8 cm (16.5 in) 34,2 cm (13.5 in)
الوزن 105,0 g (3.70 oz) 78,25 g (2.76 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

African Cuckoo only

بلا

Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

African Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, far-carrying raucous call; harsh penetrating notes given from tall African forest canopy. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo

الغناء

Loud, raucous call with penetrating quality; harsh notes carrying well through dense forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

Least Concern

Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

African Cuckoo

الريش

African Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; African migrant similar to Common

Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo

الريش

Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo: brown above; white below with bold dark barring; hawk-like; long barred tail; yellow eye-ring; Philippine

About These Birds

African Cuckoo

African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis) — 32–35 cm. Very similar to Common Cuckoo; grey above; barred below; yellow bill base and orbital ring; long tail. Migratory intra-African breeder across sub-Saharan woodland and savanna. Brood parasite primarily targeting fork-tailed drongos. Insectivore.

Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo

Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx pectoralis) — 28–31 cm. Grey above; rufous breast; barred lower belly; hawk-like silhouette. Endemic to the Philippines in forest and forest edge. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Identified by its distinctive call.

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