Sulawesi Cuckoo vs African Cuckoo

Cuculus crassirostris से तुलना Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Sulawesi Cuckoo African Cuckoo
वैज्ञानिक नाम Cuculus crassirostris Cuculus gularis
गण Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
कुल Cuculidae Cuculidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 41.2 cm (16.2 in) 41.8 cm (16.5 in)
वजन 85.0 g (3.00 oz) 105.0 g (3.70 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

कोई नहीं

African 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.

African Cuckoo

गीत

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

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Least Concern

African 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

African Cuckoo

पंख

African Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; African migrant similar to Common

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.

African Cuckoo

African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis) — 32–35 cm. Very similar to Common Cuckoo; grey above; barred below; yellow bill base and orbital ring; long tail. Migratory intra-African breeder across sub-Saharan woodland and savanna. Brood parasite primarily targeting fork-tailed drongos. Insectivore.

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