Indian Cuckoo vs Scaled Ground-Cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus 比較対象 Neomorphus squamiger

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Indian Cuckoo Scaled Ground-Cuckoo
学名 Cuculus micropterus Neomorphus squamiger
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保全状況 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体長
翼開長 39.3 cm (15.5 in)
体重 120.5 g (4.25 oz) 340.0 g (11.99 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Indian Cuckoo only

None

Scaled Ground-Cuckoo only

None

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.

Scaled Ground-Cuckoo

さえずり

Deep, hollow booming call; resonant bass notes carrying far across dense humid tropical forest floor.

保全状況

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

Not Evaluated

Scaled Ground-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

Scaled Ground-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。

Scaled Ground-Cuckoo

Scaled Ground-Cuckoo (Neomorphus squamiger) — 45–48 cm. Bronze-olive above; scaled white-tipped breast; rufous flanks; bare blue orbital ring. Restricted to humid eastern Amazonian forest in Pará, Brazil. Non-parasitic; follows army ants. Insectivore. Vulnerable; small range threatened by deforestation.

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