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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Plaintive Cuckoo	African Cuckoo
학명	Cacomantis merulinus	Cuculus gularis
목	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
과	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	—	—
날개 폭	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	41.8 cm (16.5 in)
체중	25.75 g (0.91 oz)	105.0 g (3.70 oz)
식성	--	--
산란 수	--	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

Plaintive Cuckoo only

🌿 Wetland

African Cuckoo only

없음

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Song & Call Comparison

Plaintive Cuckoo

노래

Loud, far-carrying resonant call; deep notes given from dense forest canopy in Africa. 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.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Plaintive Cuckoo

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Plaintive Cuckoo

깃털

Plaintive Cuckoo: gray-brown above; rufous-orange below; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; sexually dimorphic rufous morph females

African Cuckoo

깃털

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

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About These Birds

Plaintive Cuckoo

Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) — 20–24 cm. Male: grey above; rufous-orange below; yellow orbital skin. Female: heavily barred morph often differs. Widespread in South and Southeast Asia from Bangladesh to the Philippines. Brood parasite targeting tailorbirds and other warblers. Insectivore. Named for its plaintive descending whistle.

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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