Dark-billed Cuckoo vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Coccyzus melacoryphus comparado com Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Dark-billed Cuckoo Sulawesi Cuckoo
Nome científico Coccyzus melacoryphus Cuculus crassirostris
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 23,3 cm (9.2 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Peso 53,125 g (1.87 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Dark-billed Cuckoo only

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Dark-billed Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, harsh raucous call; piercing rough notes carrying powerfully through dense tropical 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

Dark-billed Cuckoo

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Dark-billed Cuckoo

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

Dark-billed Cuckoo

Dark-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus melacoryphus) — 26–30 cm. Brown above; pale buff below; dark bill without yellow lower mandible; tail with white spots. Widespread from Colombia south to Argentina; migratory populations reach the Galápagos. Non-parasitic. Insectivore; forages in dense vegetation.

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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