Indian Cuckoo vs Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus से तुलना Hierococcyx bocki

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Indian Cuckoo Dark Hawk-Cuckoo
वैज्ञानिक नाम Cuculus micropterus Hierococcyx bocki
गण Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
कुल Cuculidae Cuculidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 39.3 cm (15.5 in) 35.9 cm (14.1 in)
वजन 120.5 g (4.25 oz) 137.0 g (4.83 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Indian Cuckoo only

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Dark Hawk-Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Indian Cuckoo

गीत

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

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

गीत

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in South Asia.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

Least Concern

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Cuckoo

पंख

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

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

पंख

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo: dark brown above; pale below with dense dark barring; hawk-like; long barred tail; yellow orbital ring; dark morph

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.

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx bocki) — 28–31 cm. Dark grey above; pale below with darker streaking; barred tail. Restricted to montane forest of the Malay Peninsula. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Rare; poorly documented.

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