Ash-colored Cuckoo vs African Cuckoo

Coccycua cinerea comparado con Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Ash-colored Cuckoo African Cuckoo
Nombre científico Coccycua cinerea Cuculus gularis
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 22,0 cm (8.7 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Peso 43,760000000000005 g (1.54 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Ash-colored Cuckoo only

Ninguno

African Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Ash-colored Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, far-carrying melodic call; rich resonant notes given from tall forest tree in Southeast Asia. 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

Ash-colored Cuckoo

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Ash-colored Cuckoo

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

Ash-colored Cuckoo

Ash-colored Cuckoo (Coccycua cinerea) — 22–25 cm. Grey above; paler grey below; tail with white-tipped feathers; slim bill. Inhabits scrub, thorny forest, and dense secondary growth across southern South America from Bolivia and Brazil to Argentina. Non-parasitic. Insectivore.

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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