Running Coua vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Coua cursor comparé à Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Running Coua Sulawesi Cuckoo
Nom scientifique Coua cursor Cuculus crassirostris
Ordre Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Famille Cuculidae Cuculidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 26,3 cm (10.4 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Poids 110,5 g (3.90 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Running Coua only

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Running Coua

Chant

Loud, shrill call with penetrating quality; high resonant notes carrying powerfully through dense forest.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Chant

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Running Coua

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Running Coua

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Plumage

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

About These Birds

Running Coua

Running Coua (Coua cursor) — 38–42 cm. Pale grey-brown above; whitish below; bare blue-and-red orbital skin; long tail held upright; strongly terrestrial. Restricted to the arid south and southwest of Madagascar in sandy scrub and dry thicket. Non-parasitic; runs rapidly across open ground. Omnivore.

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.

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