Mangrove Cuckoo vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Coccyzus minor comparado con Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Mangrove Cuckoo Sulawesi Cuckoo
Nombre científico Coccyzus minor Cuculus crassirostris
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 27,0 cm (10.6 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Peso 66,85000000000001 g (2.36 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Mangrove Cuckoo only

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Mangrove Cuckoo

Canto

Harsh, penetrating call with raucous quality; loud rough notes carrying through dense forest 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

Mangrove Cuckoo

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Mangrove 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

Mangrove Cuckoo

Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) — 28–32 cm. Brown above; buffy-orange wash on breast and belly; yellow lower mandible; long tail with white spots. Inhabits mangroves, tropical hammocks, and scrub from Florida and the Caribbean to northern South America. Non-parasitic. Insectivore feeding on caterpillars and invertebrates.

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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