Indian Cuckoo vs Channel-billed Cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus 비교 대상 Scythrops novaehollandiae

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Indian Cuckoo Channel-billed Cuckoo
학명 Cuculus micropterus Scythrops novaehollandiae
Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Cuculidae Cuculidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 39.3 cm (15.5 in) 67.8 cm (26.7 in)
체중 120.5 g (4.25 oz) 680.5 g (24.00 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 -- 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Indian Cuckoo only

없음

Channel-billed Cuckoo only

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.

Channel-billed Cuckoo

노래

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

Least Concern

Channel-billed 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

Channel-billed 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.

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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