Sulawesi Cuckoo vs Channel-billed Cuckoo

Cuculus crassirostris verglichen mit Scythrops novaehollandiae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Sulawesi Cuckoo Channel-billed Cuckoo
Wissenschaftlicher Name Cuculus crassirostris Scythrops novaehollandiae
Ordnung Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familie Cuculidae Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 67,8 cm (26.7 in)
Gewicht 85,0 g (3.00 oz) 680,5 g (24.00 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Channel-billed Cuckoo

Gesang

Loud, melodic call with musical quality; resonant notes building in pleasant sequence from forest perch.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Least Concern

Channel-billed Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Gefieder

Sulawesi Cuckoo: dark gray-brown above; pale below; long dark tail; yellow orbital ring; Sulawesi endemic; larger than most Cuculus

Channel-billed Cuckoo

About These Birds

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.

Channel-billed Cuckoo

Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae) — 58–65 cm; wingspan to 100 cm. The world's largest cuckoo; pale grey; enormous decurved horn-coloured bill; bare red orbital skin. Migratory; breeds in Australia and New Guinea; winters in Indonesia. Brood parasite targeting currawongs and magpies. Frugivore; disperses wild figs.

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