Pheasant Coucal vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Centropus phasianinus comparado con Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pheasant Coucal Sulawesi Cuckoo
Nombre científico Centropus phasianinus Cuculus crassirostris
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 49,8 cm (19.6 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Peso 331,5 g (11.69 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Pheasant Coucal only

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Pheasant Coucal

Canto

Harsh, chattering call with coarse quality; rapid series of rough notes delivered from tropical forest perch.

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

Least Concern

Pheasant Coucal

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Pheasant 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

Pheasant Coucal

Cucal faisán (Centropus phasianinus), 55–65 cm. Plumaje estriado pardo-negruzco en partes superiores, vientre blanquecino con estrías oscuras. Cola larga y escalonada. Habita en pastizales altos, matorrales y bordes de bosque en Australia y Nueva Guinea. Se alimenta de insectos, lagartos y huevos de otras aves.

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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