Red-fronted Coua vs African Cuckoo

Coua reynaudii comparado con Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Red-fronted Coua African Cuckoo
Nombre científico Coua reynaudii Cuculus gularis
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 27,0 cm (10.6 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Peso 148,5 g (5.24 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Red-fronted Coua only

Ninguno

African Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Red-fronted Coua

Canto

Loud, harsh resonant call with nasal quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia.

African Cuckoo

Canto

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

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Red-fronted Coua

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-fronted Coua

African Cuckoo

Plumaje

African Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; African migrant similar to Common

About These Birds

Red-fronted Coua

Cúa de Reynaud (Coua reynaudii) — Cúculi de los bosques húmedos del este de Madagascar. Plumaje verde oliváceo y partes inferiores rojizas. Menos terrestre que otras especies del género.

African Cuckoo

African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis) — 32–35 cm. Very similar to Common Cuckoo; grey above; barred below; yellow bill base and orbital ring; long tail. Migratory intra-African breeder across sub-Saharan woodland and savanna. Brood parasite primarily targeting fork-tailed drongos. Insectivore.

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