Violet Cuckoo vs African Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus 비교 대상 Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Violet Cuckoo African Cuckoo
학명 Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus Cuculus gularis
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 20.1 cm (7.9 in) 41.8 cm (16.5 in)
체중 22.2 g (0.78 oz) 105.0 g (3.70 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Violet Cuckoo only

African Cuckoo only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Violet Cuckoo

노래

Loud, raucous call with harsh nasal quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense tropical forest.

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

Violet Cuckoo

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Violet Cuckoo

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

Violet Cuckoo

Violet Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) — 17 cm. Male: entire upperparts rich violet-purple with green gloss; barred white below; yellow-orange bill. Female: bronze-green above. Inhabits lowland and foothill forest from Myanmar through Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines. Brood parasite targeting sunbirds and flowerpeckers. 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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