Yellow-billed Cuckoo vs Indian Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus comparado con Cuculus micropterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Indian Cuckoo
Nombre científico Coccyzus americanus Cuculus micropterus
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 28,7 cm (11.3 in) 39,3 cm (15.5 in)
Peso 56,73333333333333 g (2.00 oz) 120,5 g (4.25 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Yellow-billed Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Indian Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, far-carrying resonant call; deep musical notes audible impressively through dense tropical forest.

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

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-billed 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

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) — 27–32 cm. Brown above; white below; yellow lower mandible; rufous wing patches in flight; white-spotted tail. Migratory breeder in North America; winters in South America. Non-parasitic. Insectivore specialising in caterpillars and cicadas. Western population listed as Threatened.

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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