Green-billed Coucal vs African Cuckoo

Centropus chlororhynchos comparado con Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Green-billed Coucal African Cuckoo
Nombre científico Centropus chlororhynchos Cuculus gularis
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 33,0 cm (13.0 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Peso 244,4 g (8.62 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Green-billed Coucal only

Ninguno

African 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.

African Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, far-carrying raucous call; harsh penetrating notes given from tall African forest canopy. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Green-billed Coucal

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Green-billed Coucal

African Cuckoo

Plumaje

African Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; African migrant similar to Common

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.

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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