Green-billed Coucal vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Centropus chlororhynchos comparado con Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Green-billed Coucal Sulawesi Cuckoo
Nombre científico Centropus chlororhynchos Cuculus crassirostris
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 33,0 cm (13.0 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Peso 244,4 g (8.62 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Green-billed Coucal only

Ninguno

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Green-billed Coucal

Canto

Loud, nasal call with carrying quality; distinctive resonant notes given from tall African forest tree.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Green-billed Coucal

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Green-billed Coucal

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Plumaje

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

About These Birds

Green-billed Coucal

Cucal de Sri Lanka (Centropus chlororhynchos), 43–46 cm. Plumaje negro con brillo verde, alas y dorso castaño oscuro, pico verdoso. Endémico de Sri Lanka, donde habita en bosques húmedos. Especie amenazada debido a la deforestación. Se alimenta de insectos y pequeños vertebrados.

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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