Ivory-billed Coucal vs African Cuckoo
Centropus menbeki comparado con Cuculus gularis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Ivory-billed Coucal | African Cuckoo |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Centropus menbeki | Cuculus gularis |
| Orden | Cuculiformes | Cuculiformes |
| Familia | Cuculidae | Cuculidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 43,6 cm (17.2 in) | 41,8 cm (16.5 in) |
| Peso | 461,25 g (16.27 oz) | 105,0 g (3.70 oz) |
| Dieta | -- | -- |
| Tamaño de la puesta | -- | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Ivory-billed Coucal
Harsh, far-carrying call with deep quality; resonant rough notes carrying across African lowland forest.
African Cuckoo
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
Ivory-billed Coucal
African Cuckoo
How to Tell Them Apart
Ivory-billed Coucal
African Cuckoo
African Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; African migrant similar to Common
About These Birds
Ivory-billed Coucal
Cucal mayor de Nueva Guinea de 58–65 cm, el cuclillo terrestre de mayor tamaño de la región, habita en los bosques de tierras bajas de Nueva Guinea.
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.