Ash-colored Cuckoo vs Indian Cuckoo

Coccycua cinerea comparado con Cuculus micropterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Ash-colored Cuckoo Indian Cuckoo
Nombre científico Coccycua cinerea Cuculus micropterus
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 22,0 cm (8.7 in) 39,3 cm (15.5 in)
Peso 43,760000000000005 g (1.54 oz) 120,5 g (4.25 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Ash-colored Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Indian 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.

Indian Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, far-carrying raucous call; harsh penetrating notes given from tall dense forest canopy. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Ash-colored Cuckoo

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Ash-colored Cuckoo

Indian Cuckoo

Plumaje

Indian Cuckoo: gray above; white below with bold dark barring; four-note call; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; common Asian species

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.

Indian Cuckoo

Cuco de ala corta (Cuculus micropterus) — Cuco del sur y sudeste de Asia. Llamativo canto de cuatro notas. Parásito de nidos. Habita en bosques tropicales y subtropicales, desde la India hasta el sur de China y el sudeste asiático.

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