Greater Coucal vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Centropus sinensis comparado com Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Greater Coucal Sulawesi Cuckoo
Nome científico Centropus sinensis Cuculus crassirostris
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 42,5 cm (16.7 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Peso 281,5 g (9.93 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Greater Coucal only

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Greater Coucal

Canto

Loud, nasal call with carrying quality; distinctive resonant notes audible through dense Southeast Asian forest.

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

Greater Coucal

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Greater 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

Greater Coucal

Cucal-maior (Centropus sinensis), 47–52 cm. Grande, com cabeça e partes inferiores negras com brilho azulado e asas castanho-avermelhadas. Olhos vermelhos, bico robusto. Amplamente distribuído em matagais, arrozais e bordas de florestas da Ásia Meridional e Sudeste Asiático. Alimenta-se de insetos, lagartos e ovos de aves.

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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