Dark-billed Cuckoo vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Coccyzus melacoryphus comparado con Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Dark-billed Cuckoo Sulawesi Cuckoo
Nombre científico Coccyzus melacoryphus Cuculus crassirostris
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 23,3 cm (9.2 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Peso 53,125 g (1.87 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Dark-billed Cuckoo only

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Dark-billed Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, harsh raucous call; piercing rough notes carrying powerfully through dense tropical forest. 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

Dark-billed Cuckoo

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Dark-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

Dark-billed Cuckoo

Dark-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus) — 26–30 cm. Brown above; pale buff below; dark bill without yellow lower mandible; tail with white spots. Widespread from Colombia south to Argentina; migratory populations reach the Galápagos. Non-parasitic. Insectivore; forages in dense vegetation.

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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