Indian Cuckoo vs Lesser Cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus 비교 대상 Cuculus poliocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Indian Cuckoo Lesser Cuckoo
학명 Cuculus micropterus Cuculus poliocephalus
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 39.3 cm (15.5 in) 30.8 cm (12.1 in)
체중 120.5 g (4.25 oz) 51.5 g (1.82 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Indian Cuckoo only

없음

Lesser Cuckoo only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Lesser Cuckoo

노래

Loud, far-carrying call; penetrating resonant notes given repeatedly from dense African forest canopy.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

Least Concern

Lesser Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Lesser Cuckoo

깃털

Lesser Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; slender; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; smaller than Common Cuckoo

About These Birds

Indian Cuckoo

인도뻐꾸기(Cuculus micropterus) — 32~34cm. 위쪽은 회색; 줄무늬 아랫면; 노란 눈 테두리. 남아시아와 동남아시아에서 번식하며 이동성. 특유의 네 음절 울음소리. 탁란성.

Lesser Cuckoo

작은뻐꾸기(Cuculus poliocephalus) — 25~28cm. 위쪽은 회색; 아랫면은 흰색에 흑색 가로줄; 노란 눈 테두리. 히말라야에서 동아시아까지 번식하며 동남아시아와 아프리카로 이동. 탁란성.

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