African Cuckoo vs Mentawai Malkoha

Cuculus gularis 比較対象 Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Cuckoo Mentawai Malkoha
学名 Cuculus gularis Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 41.8 cm (16.5 in) 33.5 cm (13.2 in)
体重 105.0 g (3.70 oz) 154.0 g (5.43 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

African Cuckoo only

None

Mentawai Malkoha only

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Mentawai Malkoha

さえずり

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

保全状況

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

Least Concern

Mentawai Malkoha

How to Tell Them Apart

African Cuckoo

羽毛

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

Mentawai Malkoha

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.

Mentawai Malkoha

スラウェシ島とその周辺の島々に固有のカッコウで、光沢のある尾羽が特徴的。熱帯雨林の内部に生息し、昆虫や小動物を採食する。

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