Ash-colored Cuckoo vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Coccycua cinerea verglichen mit Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Ash-colored Cuckoo Sulawesi Cuckoo
Wissenschaftlicher Name Coccycua cinerea Cuculus crassirostris
Ordnung Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familie Cuculidae Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 22,0 cm (8.7 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Gewicht 43,760000000000005 g (1.54 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Ash-colored Cuckoo only

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Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Ash-colored Cuckoo

Gesang

Loud, far-carrying melodic call; rich resonant notes given from tall forest tree in Southeast Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Gesang

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Ash-colored Cuckoo

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Ash-colored Cuckoo

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Gefieder

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

About These Birds

Ash-colored Cuckoo

Ash-colored Cuckoo (Coccycua cinerea) — 22–25 cm. Grey above; paler grey below; tail with white-tipped feathers; slim bill. Inhabits scrub, thorny forest, and dense secondary growth across southern South America from Bolivia and Brazil to Argentina. Non-parasitic. Insectivore.

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.

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