Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo vs African Cuckoo

Carpococcyx renauldi comparado com Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo African Cuckoo
Nome científico Carpococcyx renauldi Cuculus gularis
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Endangered Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 55,7 cm (21.9 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Peso 400,0 g (14.11 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo only

Nenhum

African Cuckoo only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo

Canto

Loud, far-carrying melodic call; rich clear notes audible through dense tropical Southeast Asian forest.

African Cuckoo

Canto

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

Estado de conservação

Endangered

Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo

African Cuckoo

Plumagem

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

About These Birds

Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo

Cuco-terrestre-coral de 55–60 cm, habita florestas tropicais da Indochina, incluindo Camboja, Laos e Vietnã.

African Cuckoo

African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis) — 32–35 cm. Very similar to Common Cuckoo; grey above; barred below; yellow bill base and orbital ring; long tail. Migratory intra-African breeder across sub-Saharan woodland and savanna. Brood parasite primarily targeting fork-tailed drongos. Insectivore.

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