Indian Cuckoo vs Yellow-billed Malkoha

Cuculus micropterus comparado com Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Indian Cuckoo Yellow-billed Malkoha
Nome científico Cuculus micropterus Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 39,3 cm (15.5 in) 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Peso 120,5 g (4.25 oz) 117,0 g (4.13 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Indian Cuckoo only

Nenhum

Yellow-billed Malkoha only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Indian Cuckoo

Canto

Loud, far-carrying raucous call; harsh penetrating notes given from tall dense forest canopy. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Yellow-billed Malkoha

Canto

Loud, far-carrying plaintive whistle; pure melodic notes audible through open tropical scrub habitat.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

Least Concern

Yellow-billed Malkoha

How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Cuckoo

Plumagem

Indian Cuckoo: gray above; white below with bold dark barring; four-note call; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; common Asian species

Yellow-billed Malkoha

About These Birds

Indian Cuckoo

Cuco-de-asa-curta (Cuculus micropterus) — Cuco do sul e sudeste da Ásia, distribuído da Índia à China e Indonésia. Parasita de nidificação como todos os membros do grupo. Plumagem cinza com ventre barrado. Canto distinto de quatro notas 'one more bottle'. Habita florestas de folha caduca e mistas em planícies e zonas montanhosas baixas.

Yellow-billed Malkoha

Yellow-billed Malkoha (Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus) — 45–50 cm. Bronze-green above; chestnut-red underparts; yellow bill; bare red orbital skin; long tail. Endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in primary and secondary forest. Non-parasitic. Insectivore.

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