Sulawesi Cuckoo vs Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo

Cuculus crassirostris से तुलना Hierococcyx nisicolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Sulawesi Cuckoo Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo
वैज्ञानिक नाम Cuculus crassirostris Hierococcyx nisicolor
गण Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
कुल Cuculidae Cuculidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 41.2 cm (16.2 in) 35.2 cm (13.9 in)
वजन 85.0 g (3.00 oz) 81.1 g (2.86 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

कोई नहीं

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo

गीत

Loud, raucous call; harsh penetrating notes building in rapid excited sequence from forest perch. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Least Concern

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Cuckoo

पंख

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

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo

पंख

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo: gray-brown above; pale below with rufous barring; hawk-mimic; long barred tail; yellow eye-ring; distinctive whistle

About These Birds

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.

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo

Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor) — 28–31 cm. Grey-brown above; pale below with rufous streaking; barred tail. Inhabits montane forest from the eastern Himalayas through Southeast Asia to China. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Named for its loud, persistent whistle.

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