African Cuckoo vs Black-billed Koel

Cuculus gularis से तुलना Eudynamys melanorhynchus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता African Cuckoo Black-billed Koel
वैज्ञानिक नाम Cuculus gularis Eudynamys melanorhynchus
गण Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
कुल Cuculidae Cuculidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Not Evaluated
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 41.8 cm (16.5 in)
वजन 105.0 g (3.70 oz) 199.875 g (7.05 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

African Cuckoo only

कोई नहीं

Black-billed Koel only

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Black-billed Koel

गीत

Loud, resonant call with musical quality; rich carrying notes given from tall forest tree in Borneo.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

Not Evaluated

Black-billed Koel

How to Tell Them Apart

African Cuckoo

पंख

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

Black-billed Koel

About These Birds

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.

Black-billed Koel

Black-billed Koel (Eudynamys melanorhynchus) — 38–44 cm. Male glossy black with a dark bill (unlike related koels with pale bills); female similar to Western Koel female. Endemic to Sulawesi and Sula Islands in Indonesia. Brood parasite; hosts include corvids. Frugivore and insectivore.

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