Green-billed Coucal vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Centropus chlororhynchos से तुलना Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Green-billed Coucal Sulawesi Cuckoo
वैज्ञानिक नाम Centropus chlororhynchos Cuculus crassirostris
गण Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
कुल Cuculidae Cuculidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Vulnerable Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 41.2 cm (16.2 in)
वजन 244.4 g (8.62 oz) 85.0 g (3.00 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Green-billed Coucal only

कोई नहीं

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Green-billed Coucal

गीत

Loud, nasal call with carrying quality; distinctive resonant notes given from tall African forest tree.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

गीत

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

संरक्षण स्थिति

Vulnerable

Green-billed Coucal

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Green-billed Coucal

Sulawesi Cuckoo

पंख

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

About These Birds

Green-billed Coucal

Green-billed Coucal (Centropus chlororhynchos) — 43–47 cm. Blue-black with a long graduated tail; pale greenish bill. Endemic to Sri Lanka in wet forest and dense riverine scrub. Non-parasitic. Omnivore; hunts lizards, large insects, and frogs. Vulnerable; highly forest-dependent and threatened by ongoing deforestation.

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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