Whistling Yellowbill vs African Cuckoo

Ceuthmochares australis comparado con Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Whistling Yellowbill African Cuckoo
Nombre científico Ceuthmochares australis Cuculus gularis
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 24,4 cm (9.6 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Peso 64,2 g (2.26 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Whistling Yellowbill only

Ninguno

African Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Whistling Yellowbill

Canto

Loud, harsh call with penetrating quality; rough resonant notes carrying through dense forest 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

Whistling Yellowbill

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Whistling 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

Whistling Yellowbill

Cucú de pico amarillo sureño (Ceuthmochares australis), 30–34 cm. Similar al cucú de pico amarillo; plumaje gris oscuro con cola larga, pico amarillo vivo. Habita en el sotobosque de bosques húmedos del África oriental. Tímido y críptico. Se alimenta de insectos e invertebrados.

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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