Long-billed Cuckoo vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Chalcites megarhynchus comparado con Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Long-billed Cuckoo Sulawesi Cuckoo
Nombre científico Chalcites megarhynchus Cuculus crassirostris
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 19,4 cm (7.6 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Peso 31,25 g (1.10 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Long-billed Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Long-billed Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, melodic call with resonant quality; rich carrying notes given from tall tropical forest tree. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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

Long-billed Cuckoo

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Long-billed Cuckoo

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

Long-billed Cuckoo

Cucú bronceado de pico largo (Chalcites megarhynchus), 17–19 cm. Partes superiores bronce-verdosas; partes inferiores blancas con barras oscuras; pico largo y ligeramente curvado. Habita en Nueva Guinea e islas adyacentes. Parásito de nidos. Se alimenta de insectos y orugas.

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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