Chattering Yellowbill vs African Cuckoo

Ceuthmochares aereus comparado con Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Chattering Yellowbill African Cuckoo
Nombre científico Ceuthmochares aereus Cuculus gularis
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 23,4 cm (9.2 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Peso 65,0 g (2.29 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Chattering Yellowbill only

Ninguno

African Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Chattering Yellowbill

Canto

Loud, resonant call with musical quality; rich clear notes audible through dense humid tropical forest.

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

Chattering Yellowbill

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Chattering Yellowbill

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

Chattering Yellowbill

Cucú de pico amarillo (Ceuthmochares aereus), 30–34 cm. Plumaje gris oscuro a negro; pico amarillo brillante muy llamativo. Cola larga. Habita en el sotobosque denso de selvas húmedas del África occidental y central. Tímido y difícil de observar. Se alimenta de insectos e invertebrados grandes.

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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