Red-breasted Coua vs African Cuckoo

Coua serriana verglichen mit Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-breasted Coua African Cuckoo
Wissenschaftlicher Name Coua serriana Cuculus gularis
Ordnung Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familie Cuculidae Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 33,9 cm (13.3 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Gewicht 293,0 g (10.34 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Red-breasted Coua only

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African Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Red-breasted Coua

Gesang

Loud, far-carrying melodic call; rich resonant notes given from tall forest canopy in 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

Red-breasted Coua

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-breasted 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-breasted Coua

Red-breasted Coua (Coua serriana) — 42–46 cm. Grey-brown above; vivid chestnut-orange breast; white belly; bare blue orbital skin. Restricted to the humid eastern rainforest of Madagascar. Non-parasitic; forages mainly in the understorey. Omnivore. Near Threatened due to deforestation.

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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