Plaintive Cuckoo vs Indian Cuckoo

Cacomantis merulinus 비교 대상 Cuculus micropterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Plaintive Cuckoo Indian Cuckoo
학명 Cacomantis merulinus Cuculus micropterus
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 20.8 cm (8.2 in) 39.3 cm (15.5 in)
체중 25.75 g (0.91 oz) 120.5 g (4.25 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Plaintive Cuckoo only

Indian Cuckoo only

없음

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.

Indian Cuckoo

노래

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Plaintive Cuckoo

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

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

Indian Cuckoo

깃털

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

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.

Indian Cuckoo

인도뻐꾸기(Cuculus micropterus) — 32~34cm. 위쪽은 회색; 줄무늬 아랫면; 노란 눈 테두리. 남아시아와 동남아시아에서 번식하며 이동성. 특유의 네 음절 울음소리. 탁란성.

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