Verreaux's Coua vs African Cuckoo

Coua verreauxi comparado con Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Verreaux's Coua African Cuckoo
Nombre científico Coua verreauxi Cuculus gularis
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 26,0 cm (10.2 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Peso 98,66666666666667 g (3.48 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Verreaux's Coua only

Ninguno

African Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Verreaux's Coua

Canto

Loud, far-carrying melodic call; rich resonant notes carrying powerfully through dense humid forest.

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

Verreaux's Coua

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Verreaux's 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

Verreaux's Coua

Cúa de Verreaux (Coua verreauxi) — Cúculi terrestre del extremo sur de Madagascar, en zonas del bosque espinoso de Didierea. Muy adaptado a la región más árida de la isla. Plumaje verde grisáceo con partes inferiores crema.

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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