Greater Coucal vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Centropus sinensis comparado con Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Greater Coucal Sulawesi Cuckoo
Nombre científico Centropus sinensis Cuculus crassirostris
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 42,5 cm (16.7 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Peso 281,5 g (9.93 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Greater Coucal only

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Greater Coucal

Canto

Loud, nasal call with carrying quality; distinctive resonant notes audible through dense Southeast Asian forest.

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

Greater Coucal

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Greater 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

Greater Coucal

Cucal de pico mayor (Centropus sinensis), 45–55 cm. Gran cucal de dorso y alas castaño oscuro, cabeza, cuello y partes inferiores negros con brillo verde-azulado. Cola larga y fuerte. Ampliamente distribuido desde el sur de Asia hasta el sudeste asiático. Habita en matorrales densos, campos cultivados y jardines. Voz fuerte y resonante.

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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