Indian Cuckoo vs Lesser Cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus 比較対象 Cuculus poliocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Indian Cuckoo Lesser Cuckoo
学名 Cuculus micropterus Cuculus poliocephalus
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 39.3 cm (15.5 in) 30.8 cm (12.1 in)
体重 120.5 g (4.25 oz) 51.5 g (1.82 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Indian Cuckoo only

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Lesser Cuckoo only

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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.

Lesser Cuckoo

さえずり

Loud, far-carrying call; penetrating resonant notes given repeatedly from dense African forest canopy.

保全状況

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

Least Concern

Lesser 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

Lesser Cuckoo

羽毛

Lesser Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; slender; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; smaller than Common 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。

Lesser Cuckoo

コウライウグイスカッコウ(Cuculus poliocephalus)— 南アジアから東アジアの夏季に繁殖するカッコウ。高い声の鳴き声をもつ。托卵性。

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