Black-throated Coucal vs African Cuckoo

Centropus leucogaster comparado con Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-throated Coucal African Cuckoo
Nombre científico Centropus leucogaster Cuculus gularis
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 39,2 cm (15.4 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Peso 309,0 g (10.90 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Black-throated Coucal only

African Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Black-throated Coucal

Canto

Deep, hollow resonant booming call; powerful low notes carrying across rainforest in Southeast Asia.

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

Least Concern

Black-throated Coucal

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Black-throated 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

Black-throated Coucal

Cucal de vientre blanco (Centropus leucogaster), 38–43 cm. Partes superiores negras con brillo verde-azulado; vientre y flancos blancos llamativos. Alas castaño oscuro. Habita en bordes de bosque y matorrales del África occidental y central. Se alimenta de insectos, ranas y pequeños roedores.

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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