Sulawesi Cuckoo vs Pavonine Cuckoo

Cuculus crassirostris comparado con Dromococcyx pavoninus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sulawesi Cuckoo Pavonine Cuckoo
Nombre científico Cuculus crassirostris Dromococcyx pavoninus
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 41,2 cm (16.2 in) 25,6 cm (10.1 in)
Peso 85,0 g (3.00 oz) 47,25 g (1.67 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Pavonine Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Pavonine Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, emphatic crowing call with harsh quality; resonant notes carrying well across open tropical forest edge.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Least Concern

Pavonine Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Plumaje

Sulawesi Cuckoo: dark gray-brown above; pale below; long dark tail; yellow orbital ring; Sulawesi endemic; larger than most Cuculus

Pavonine Cuckoo

About These Birds

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.

Pavonine Cuckoo

Pavonine Cuckoo (Dromococcyx pavoninus) — 26–30 cm. Rufous-brown above; barred tail; whitish underparts; bare facial skin. Inhabits humid Amazonian and Atlantic forest understorey from Venezuela south to Argentina. Brood parasite; crepuscular. Insectivore. Resembles Pheasant Cuckoo but smaller with distinctive peacock-eye tail spots when spread.

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