Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo vs Indian Cuckoo

Coccyzus vieilloti 비교 대상 Cuculus micropterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo Indian Cuckoo
학명 Coccyzus vieilloti Cuculus micropterus
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 26.4 cm (10.4 in) 39.3 cm (15.5 in)
체중 86.0 g (3.03 oz) 120.5 g (4.25 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo only

없음

Indian Cuckoo only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo

노래

Loud, clear whistled call; pure melodic notes carrying through dense humid forest in Southeast Asia.

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

Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Puerto Rican Lizard-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

Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo

Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti) — 38–43 cm. Brown above; grey-buff below; bare red orbital skin; long tail with white spots. Endemic to Puerto Rico in forest and wooded habitat. Non-parasitic; hunts lizards, insects, and nestlings. Considered Vulnerable due to limited range and habitat loss.

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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