Moluccan Cuckoo vs African Cuckoo

Cacomantis aeruginosus 비교 대상 Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Moluccan Cuckoo African Cuckoo
학명 Cacomantis aeruginosus Cuculus gularis
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 22.4 cm (8.8 in) 41.8 cm (16.5 in)
체중 35.8 g (1.26 oz) 105.0 g (3.70 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Moluccan Cuckoo only

없음

African Cuckoo only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Moluccan Cuckoo

노래

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

African Cuckoo

노래

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Moluccan Cuckoo

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Moluccan Cuckoo

깃털

Moluccan Cuckoo: dark olive-brown above; pale buff below; long dark graduated tail; yellow eye-ring; Moluccan island endemic

African Cuckoo

깃털

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

About These Birds

Moluccan Cuckoo

Moluccan Cuckoo (Cacomantis aeruginosus) — 22–25 cm. Brown above with greenish gloss; pale buff-rufous below; yellow orbital ring. Endemic to the Moluccas, Indonesia. Inhabits forest and forest edge. Brood parasite. Insectivore.

African Cuckoo

아프리카뻐꾸기(Cuculus gularis) — 32~35cm. 보통뻐꾸기와 매우 유사; 위쪽은 회색; 아랫면은 흰색에 가는 가로줄. 아프리카에서 번식하며 이동성. 다른 새의 둥지에 탁란.

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