Dark-billed Cuckoo vs Indian Cuckoo

Coccyzus melacoryphus 비교 대상 Cuculus micropterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Dark-billed Cuckoo Indian Cuckoo
학명 Coccyzus melacoryphus Cuculus micropterus
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 23.3 cm (9.2 in) 39.3 cm (15.5 in)
체중 53.125 g (1.87 oz) 120.5 g (4.25 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Dark-billed Cuckoo only

Indian 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.

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

Dark-billed Cuckoo

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Dark-billed Cuckoo

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

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.

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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