Red-fronted Coua vs African Cuckoo

Coua reynaudii verglichen mit Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-fronted Coua African Cuckoo
Wissenschaftlicher Name Coua reynaudii Cuculus gularis
Ordnung Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familie Cuculidae Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 27,0 cm (10.6 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Gewicht 148,5 g (5.24 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Red-fronted Coua only

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African Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Red-fronted Coua

Gesang

Loud, harsh resonant call with nasal quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia.

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

Red-fronted Coua

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-fronted Coua

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

Red-fronted Coua

Red-fronted Coua (Coua reynaudii) — 36–40 cm. Brown-grey above; white below with rusty-orange frontal patch; bare blue orbital skin; long tail. Found in humid and sub-humid eastern and central forests of Madagascar. Non-parasitic; typically forages on or near the ground. Omnivore.

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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