Indian Cuckoo vs Mentawai Malkoha

Cuculus micropterus comparado con Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Indian Cuckoo Mentawai Malkoha
Nombre científico Cuculus micropterus Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus
Orden Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familia Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 39,3 cm (15.5 in) 33,5 cm (13.2 in)
Peso 120,5 g (4.25 oz) 154,0 g (5.43 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Indian Cuckoo only

Ninguno

Mentawai Malkoha only

Song & Call Comparison

Indian Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, far-carrying raucous call; harsh penetrating notes given from tall dense 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

Indian Cuckoo

Least Concern

Mentawai Malkoha

How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Cuckoo

Plumaje

Indian Cuckoo: gray above; white below with bold dark barring; four-note call; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; common Asian species

Mentawai Malkoha

About These Birds

Indian Cuckoo

Cuco de ala corta (Cuculus micropterus) — Cuco del sur y sudeste de Asia. Llamativo canto de cuatro notas. Parásito de nidos. Habita en bosques tropicales y subtropicales, desde la India hasta el sur de China y el sudeste asiático.

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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