Ash-colored Cuckoo vs African Cuckoo

Coccycua cinerea verglichen mit Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Ash-colored Cuckoo African Cuckoo
Wissenschaftlicher Name Coccycua cinerea Cuculus gularis
Ordnung Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familie Cuculidae Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 22,0 cm (8.7 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Gewicht 43,760000000000005 g (1.54 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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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.

African Cuckoo

Gesang

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Ash-colored Cuckoo

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Ash-colored Cuckoo

African Cuckoo

Gefieder

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

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.

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.

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