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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Plaintive Cuckoo	Western Koel
학명	Cacomantis merulinus	Eudynamys scolopaceus
목	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
과	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)	230.0 g (8.11 oz)
식성	--	--
산란 수	--	2-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

Plaintive Cuckoo only

🌿 Wetland

Western Koel 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.

Western Koel

노래

Loud, far-carrying nasal call; distinctive penetrating notes audible through dense tropical forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Plaintive Cuckoo

Least Concern

Western Koel

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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

Western Koel

깃털

Shining Bronze-cuckoo: brilliant iridescent golden-green above; white barred below; bronze-green head; reddish eye; small size

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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.

Western Koel

서방뻐꾸기(Eudynamys scolopaceus) — 39~46cm. 수컷은 윤기있는 검은색; 암컷은 갈색 줄무늬. 남아시아와 동남아시아에 분포. 탁란성; 까마귀류와 왜가리류의 둥지에 탁란. 관심필요종.

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