Black-faced Coucal vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Centropus melanops comparado com Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-faced Coucal Sulawesi Cuckoo
Nome científico Centropus melanops Cuculus crassirostris
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 31,8 cm (12.5 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Peso 219,75 g (7.75 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Black-faced Coucal only

Nenhum

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Black-faced Coucal

Canto

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; piercing notes carrying far across tall African forest habitat.

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

Least Concern

Black-faced Coucal

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Black-faced 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

Black-faced Coucal

Cucal-de-rosto-negro (Centropus melanops), 35–40 cm. Rosto e máscara negros contrastando com dorso castanho e partes inferiores brancas ou amareladas. Olhos vermelhos. Endêmico das Filipinas, onde habita florestas secundárias e matagais. Alimenta-se de insetos, lagartos 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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