Indian Cuckoo vs Green-billed Malkoha

Cuculus micropterus مقارنةً بـ Phaenicophaeus tristis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Indian Cuckoo Green-billed Malkoha
الاسم العلمي Cuculus micropterus Phaenicophaeus tristis
الرتبة Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
الفصيلة Cuculidae Cuculidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 39,3 cm (15.5 in) 33,1 cm (13.0 in)
الوزن 120,5 g (4.25 oz) 121,0 g (4.27 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Indian Cuckoo only

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Green-billed Malkoha only

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Green-billed Malkoha

الغناء

Loud, far-carrying call with mellow quality; rich resonant notes given repeatedly from tropical forest.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

Least Concern

Green-billed Malkoha

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Green-billed Malkoha

About These Birds

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.

Green-billed Malkoha

Green-billed Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis) — 48–55 cm. One of the largest malkohas; grey-green above; dark grey below; long tail with broad white tips; large curved green bill; bare red orbital skin. Widespread in forest and forest edge from Nepal through Southeast Asia and southern China. Non-parasitic. Insectivore and frugivore.

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