Smooth-billed Ani vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Crotophaga ani dibandingkan dengan Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Smooth-billed Ani Sulawesi Cuckoo
Nama Ilmiah Crotophaga ani Cuculus crassirostris
Ordo Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Famili Cuculidae Cuculidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Least Concern
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 28,8 cm (11.3 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Berat 125,375 g (4.42 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Diet Insectivore following cattle herds; eats grasshoppers, beetles, and hairy caterpillars flushed by grazers. Also takes … --
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

None

Smooth-billed Ani only

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Smooth-billed Ani

Kicauan

Rapid, bubbling call with liquid quality; pleasant gurgling notes cascading quickly from dense grassland cover.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Kicauan

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Geographic Range & Migration

Smooth-billed Ani

Found from Florida and the Caribbean through Central and South America to Argentina. Resident in open habitats.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Smooth-billed Ani

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Smooth-billed Ani

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Bulu

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

About These Birds

Smooth-billed Ani

A medium-sized, all-black cuckoo (33-36 cm) with a distinctive high-keeled bill and long tail. Found from Florida and the Caribbean through South America. Gregarious, forming flocks. Omnivore, following cattle for disturbed insects. Communal nester with up to 29 eggs in one nest.

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.

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