Black-faced Coucal vs African Cuckoo

Centropus melanops comparado con Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-faced Coucal African Cuckoo
Nombre científico Centropus melanops Cuculus gularis
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 31,8 cm (12.5 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Peso 219,75 g (7.75 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Black-faced Coucal only

Ninguno

African Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Black-faced Coucal

Canto

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; piercing notes carrying far across tall African forest habitat.

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-faced Coucal

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Black-faced 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-faced Coucal

Cucal de cara negra (Centropus melanops), 38–44 cm. Máscara facial negra contrastante con el plumaje pardo-rojizo del cuerpo. Cola larga y oscura. Endémico de Filipinas. Habita en bosques secundarios y bordes de selva. Se alimenta de insectos, lagartijas y bayas.

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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