Indian Cuckoo vs Thick-billed Cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus comparé à Pachycoccyx audeberti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Indian Cuckoo Thick-billed Cuckoo
Nom scientifique Cuculus micropterus Pachycoccyx audeberti
Ordre Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Famille Cuculidae Cuculidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 39,3 cm (15.5 in) 44,1 cm (17.4 in)
Poids 120,5 g (4.25 oz) 104,0 g (3.67 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Indian Cuckoo only

Aucun(e)

Thick-billed Cuckoo only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Indian Cuckoo

Chant

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

Thick-billed Cuckoo

Chant

Deep, hollow resonant booming; powerful low notes carrying through dense humid Southeast Asian forest.

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

Least Concern

Thick-billed Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Cuckoo

Plumage

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

Thick-billed Cuckoo

About These Birds

Indian Cuckoo

Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) — 32–34 cm. Grey above; barred underparts; yellow orbital ring; broad dark subterminal tail band. Migratory; widespread from India through Southeast Asia and China to Korea and Japan. Brood parasite targeting drongos and other medium passerines. Insectivore. Famous four-note 'one more bottle' call.

Thick-billed Cuckoo

Thick-billed Cuckoo (Pachycoccyx audeberti) — 32–36 cm. Hawk-like; dark brown above; white below with fine dark streaking; thick, strongly curved bill. Inhabits woodland and savanna of East and Central Africa from Tanzania to Malawi and Mozambique. Brood parasite targeting helmet-shrikes (Prionops). Insectivore. Rare and locally distributed.

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