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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Red-chested Cuckoo	Dark Hawk-Cuckoo
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Cuculus solitarius	Hierococcyx bocki
Ordnung	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
Familie	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	—
Flügelspannweite	37,5 cm (14.8 in)	35,9 cm (14.1 in)
Gewicht	75,83333333333333 g (2.67 oz)	137,0 g (4.83 oz)
Ernährung	--	--
Gelegegröße	--	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Red-chested Cuckoo

Gesang

Loud, haunting call with mournful quality; deep resonant notes echoing through dense African forest.

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

Gesang

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

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Red-chested Cuckoo

Least Concern

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Red-chested Cuckoo

Gefieder

Red-chested Cuckoo: gray above; rufous-orange breast; white belly; long dark graduated tail; red eye; bold rufous chest diagnostic

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

Gefieder

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo: dark brown above; pale below with dense dark barring; hawk-like; long barred tail; yellow orbital ring; dark morph

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About These Birds

Red-chested Cuckoo

Red-chested Cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius) — 28–32 cm. Grey above; orange-rufous breast; barred white belly; long tail; yellow orbital ring. Widespread in forest, woodland, and dense scrub across sub-Saharan Africa. Brood parasite targeting robin-chats and thrushes. Insectivore. Its three-note call — 'piet-my-vrou' in Afrikaans — is iconic.

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx bocki) — 28–31 cm. Dark grey above; pale below with darker streaking; barred tail. Restricted to montane forest of the Malay Peninsula. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Rare; poorly documented.

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