Green-billed Coucal vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Centropus chlororhynchos comparado com Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Green-billed Coucal Sulawesi Cuckoo
Nome científico Centropus chlororhynchos Cuculus crassirostris
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 33,0 cm (13.0 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Peso 244,4 g (8.62 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Green-billed Coucal only

Nenhum

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Green-billed Coucal

Canto

Loud, nasal call with carrying quality; distinctive resonant notes given from tall African forest tree.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Green-billed Coucal

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Green-billed Coucal

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Plumagem

Sulawesi Cuckoo: dark gray-brown above; pale below; long dark tail; yellow orbital ring; Sulawesi endemic; larger than most Cuculus

About These Birds

Green-billed Coucal

Cucal-de-bico-verde (Centropus chlororhynchos), 42–47 cm. Grande, com dorso castanho-ruivo, partes inferiores e cabeça pretas com brilho esverdeado, bico verde distintivo. Olhos vermelhos. Endêmico de Sri Lanka, onde habita florestas úmidas. Ameaçado pela perda de habitat. Alimenta-se de insetos e pequenos animais.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Sulawesi Cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) — 30–34 cm. Dark grey above; pale below with bold brown-grey barring; heavier bill than most Cuculus. Endemic to Sulawesi in montane forest. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Poorly known.

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