Dark-billed Cuckoo vs African Cuckoo

Coccyzus melacoryphus 비교 대상 Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Dark-billed Cuckoo African Cuckoo
학명 Coccyzus melacoryphus Cuculus gularis
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 23.3 cm (9.2 in) 41.8 cm (16.5 in)
체중 53.125 g (1.87 oz) 105.0 g (3.70 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Dark-billed Cuckoo only

African Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Dark-billed Cuckoo

노래

Loud, harsh raucous call; piercing rough notes carrying powerfully through dense tropical forest. 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

Dark-billed Cuckoo

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Dark-billed 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

Dark-billed Cuckoo

Dark-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus) — 26–30 cm. Brown above; pale buff below; dark bill without yellow lower mandible; tail with white spots. Widespread from Colombia south to Argentina; migratory populations reach the Galápagos. Non-parasitic. Insectivore; forages in dense vegetation.

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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