Indian Cuckoo vs Channel-billed Cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus से तुलना Scythrops novaehollandiae

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Indian Cuckoo Channel-billed Cuckoo
वैज्ञानिक नाम Cuculus micropterus Scythrops novaehollandiae
गण Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
कुल Cuculidae Cuculidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 39.3 cm (15.5 in) 67.8 cm (26.7 in)
वजन 120.5 g (4.25 oz) 680.5 g (24.00 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या -- 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Indian Cuckoo only

कोई नहीं

Channel-billed Cuckoo only

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.

Channel-billed Cuckoo

गीत

Loud, melodic call with musical quality; resonant notes building in pleasant sequence from forest perch.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

Least Concern

Channel-billed 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

Channel-billed Cuckoo

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.

Channel-billed Cuckoo

Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae) — 58–65 cm; wingspan to 100 cm. The world's largest cuckoo; pale grey; enormous decurved horn-coloured bill; bare red orbital skin. Migratory; breeds in Australia and New Guinea; winters in Indonesia. Brood parasite targeting currawongs and magpies. Frugivore; disperses wild figs.

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