African Cuckoo vs Saint Helena Cuckoo

Cuculus gularis 비교 대상 Nannococcyx psix

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 African Cuckoo Saint Helena Cuckoo
학명 Cuculus gularis Nannococcyx psix
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Extinct
체장
날개 폭 41.8 cm (16.5 in)
체중 105.0 g (3.70 oz) 171.0 g (6.03 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

African Cuckoo only

없음

Saint Helena Cuckoo only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Saint Helena Cuckoo

노래

Loud, far-carrying raucous call; harsh penetrating notes given from dense island forest canopy. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

보전 상태

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

Extinct

Saint Helena Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

African Cuckoo

깃털

African Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; African migrant similar to Common

Saint Helena Cuckoo

깃털

Saint Helena Cuckoo: extinct; brown above; pale below; long graduated tail; island cuckoo; known only from subfossil remains

About These Birds

African Cuckoo

아프리카뻐꾸기(Cuculus gularis) — 32~35cm. 보통뻐꾸기와 매우 유사; 위쪽은 회색; 아랫면은 흰색에 가는 가로줄. 아프리카에서 번식하며 이동성. 다른 새의 둥지에 탁란.

Saint Helena Cuckoo

Saint Helena Cuckoo (Nannococcyx psix) — ~25 cm. Extinct. Known only from subfossil remains from Saint Helena, South Atlantic. A small cuckoo inferred from bone morphology; likely became extinct following human colonisation of the island in the 16th century and the introduction of predators.

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