Indian Cuckoo vs Pallid Cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus 比較対象 Heteroscenes pallidus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Indian Cuckoo Pallid Cuckoo
学名 Cuculus micropterus Heteroscenes pallidus
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 39.3 cm (15.5 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
体重 120.5 g (4.25 oz) 90.5 g (3.19 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Indian Cuckoo only

None

Pallid Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Indian Cuckoo

さえずり

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

Pallid Cuckoo

さえずり

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

保全状況

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

Least Concern

Pallid Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Cuckoo

羽毛

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

Pallid Cuckoo

羽毛

Pallid Cuckoo: pale gray-brown above; white-cream below; long graduated gray-brown tail; yellow eye-ring; no barring; plain cuckoo

About These Birds

Indian Cuckoo

インドカッコウ(Cuculus micropterus)— 南・東南アジアの森林に生息するカッコウ。複数音節の独特の鳴き声をもつ。托卵性。

Pallid Cuckoo

ウスイロトビタキ(Heteroscenes pallidus)はイランから中国にかけての中央・東アジアの乾燥・半乾燥ステップ・砂漠に生息するヒタキ科の鳥(体長15〜17 cm)。淡い砂色の羽衣が特徴。地面近くで採食し昆虫を捕らえる。

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