Black-billed Cuckoo vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus comparado con Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-billed Cuckoo Sulawesi Cuckoo
Nombre científico Coccyzus erythropthalmus Cuculus crassirostris
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 27,4 cm (10.8 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Peso 53,20000000000001 g (1.88 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Black-billed Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Black-billed Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, far-carrying resonant call; deep notes audible across dense forest in Asia. 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

Black-billed Cuckoo

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Black-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

Black-billed Cuckoo

Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) — 26–31 cm. Brown above; white below; all-dark bill; narrow red orbital ring; tail with small white spots. Migratory breeder in eastern North America; winters in South America. Non-parasitic. Insectivore specialising in tent caterpillars and other hairy larvae.

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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