Verreaux's Coua vs African Cuckoo

Coua verreauxi 比較対象 Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Verreaux's Coua African Cuckoo
学名 Coua verreauxi Cuculus gularis
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 26.0 cm (10.2 in) 41.8 cm (16.5 in)
体重 98.66666666666667 g (3.48 oz) 105.0 g (3.70 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Verreaux's Coua only

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African Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Verreaux's Coua

さえずり

Loud, far-carrying melodic call; rich resonant notes carrying powerfully through dense humid forest.

African Cuckoo

さえずり

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

保全状況

Least Concern

Verreaux's Coua

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Verreaux's Coua

African Cuckoo

羽毛

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

About These Birds

Verreaux's Coua

ヴェローのコウア(Coua verreauxi)— マダガスカル南西部の乾燥低木地帯に固有の地上性のカッコウ。白い眉斑と赤みがかった翼が特徴。

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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