Kai Coucal vs African Cuckoo

Centropus spilopterus comparado con Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Kai Coucal African Cuckoo
Nombre científico Centropus spilopterus Cuculus gularis
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 46,6 cm (18.3 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Peso 244,4 g (8.62 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Kai Coucal only

African Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Kai Coucal

Canto

Loud, far-carrying resonant call; deep hollow notes given repeatedly from tropical forest perch. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native 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

Kai Coucal

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Kai 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

Kai Coucal

Cucal de las Célebes menores (Centropus spilopterus), 35–40 cm. Alas con manchas blancas llamativas sobre fondo castaño; plumaje oscuro en resto del cuerpo. Endémico de las islas menores de Célebes. Habita en bosques secundarios y vegetación de matorral. Se alimenta de insectos y pequeños vertebrados.

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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