African Cuckoo vs Mentawai Malkoha

Cuculus gularis comparado con Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Cuckoo Mentawai Malkoha
Nombre científico Cuculus gularis Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 41,8 cm (16.5 in) 33,5 cm (13.2 in)
Peso 105,0 g (3.70 oz) 154,0 g (5.43 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

African Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Mentawai Malkoha only

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Mentawai Malkoha

Canto

Loud, far-carrying raucous call; harsh penetrating notes carrying through dense tropical forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

Least Concern

Mentawai Malkoha

How to Tell Them Apart

African Cuckoo

Plumaje

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

Mentawai Malkoha

About These Birds

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.

Mentawai Malkoha

Mentawai Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus) — 40–45 cm. Green and chestnut malkoha; opalescent bronze-green tail; bare orbital skin. Endemic to the Mentawai Islands off Sumatra, Indonesia. Restricted to primary and secondary forest. Non-parasitic. Insectivore. Vulnerable due to its small island range.

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