Black-billed Cuckoo vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus verglichen mit Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black-billed Cuckoo Sulawesi Cuckoo
Wissenschaftlicher Name Coccyzus erythropthalmus Cuculus crassirostris
Ordnung Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familie Cuculidae Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 27,4 cm (10.8 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Gewicht 53,20000000000001 g (1.88 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-billed Cuckoo

Gesang

Loud, far-carrying resonant call; deep notes audible across dense forest in 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

Black-billed Cuckoo

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Black-billed 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

Black-billed Cuckoo

Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) — 26–31 cm. Brown above; white below; all-dark bill; narrow red orbital ring; tail with small white spots. Migratory breeder in eastern North America; winters in South America. Non-parasitic. Insectivore specialising in tent caterpillars and other hairy larvae.

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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