Buff-headed Coucal vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Centropus milo comparado com Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Buff-headed Coucal Sulawesi Cuckoo
Nome científico Centropus milo Cuculus crassirostris
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 52,8 cm (20.8 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Peso 766,0 g (27.02 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Buff-headed Coucal only

Nenhum

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Buff-headed Coucal

Canto

Deep, resonant booming call; powerful hollow notes carrying far across Melanesian lowland forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native 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

Buff-headed Coucal

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Buff-headed 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

Buff-headed Coucal

Cucal de Milo (Centropus milo), 45–55 cm. Grande cucal com plumagem preta com reflexos verde-azulados e asas castanho-avermelhadas. Olhos vermelhos, bico forte e curvado. Endêmico das Ilhas Salomão, onde habita florestas densas. Alimenta-se de insetos, lagartos e pequenos vertebrados.

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.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family