Cuban Lizard-cuckoo vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Coccyzus merlini verglichen mit Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Cuban Lizard-cuckoo Sulawesi Cuckoo
Wissenschaftlicher Name Coccyzus merlini Cuculus crassirostris
Ordnung Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familie Cuculidae Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 35,6 cm (14.0 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Gewicht 172,16666666666666 g (6.07 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo only

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Sulawesi Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo

Gesang

Deep, resonant call with hollow quality; powerful low-frequency notes carrying across humid tropical forest.

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

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Cuban Lizard-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

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini) — 38–44 cm. Brown above; pale buff below; bare red orbital skin; long graduated tail with white tips. Endemic to Cuba and nearby islands. Non-parasitic; a specialist predator of lizards (Anolis and others). Also takes large insects.

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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