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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	African Cuckoo	Channel-billed Cuckoo
학명	Cuculus gularis	Scythrops novaehollandiae
목	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
과	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	—	—
날개 폭	41.8 cm (16.5 in)	67.8 cm (26.7 in)
체중	105.0 g (3.70 oz)	680.5 g (24.00 oz)
식성	--	--
산란 수	--	1-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

African Cuckoo only

없음

Channel-billed Cuckoo only

🏖️ Coastal

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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.

Channel-billed Cuckoo

노래

Loud, melodic call with musical quality; resonant notes building in pleasant sequence from forest perch.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

Least Concern

Channel-billed Cuckoo

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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

Channel-billed Cuckoo

깃털

Little Bronze-cuckoo: small; bronze-green above; barred white below; red eye; iridescent green-bronze; Papuan species; tiny size

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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.

Channel-billed Cuckoo

Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae) — 58–65 cm; wingspan to 100 cm. The world's largest cuckoo; pale grey; enormous decurved horn-coloured bill; bare red orbital skin. Migratory; breeds in Australia and New Guinea; winters in Indonesia. Brood parasite targeting currawongs and magpies. Frugivore; disperses wild figs.

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