Indian Cuckoo vs Thick-billed Cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus comparado com Pachycoccyx audeberti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Indian Cuckoo Thick-billed Cuckoo
Nome científico Cuculus micropterus Pachycoccyx audeberti
Ordem Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Família Cuculidae Cuculidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 39,3 cm (15.5 in) 44,1 cm (17.4 in)
Peso 120,5 g (4.25 oz) 104,0 g (3.67 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Indian Cuckoo only

Nenhum

Thick-billed Cuckoo 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.

Thick-billed Cuckoo

Canto

Deep, hollow resonant booming; powerful low notes carrying through dense humid Southeast Asian forest.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

Least Concern

Thick-billed Cuckoo

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

Thick-billed Cuckoo

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.

Thick-billed Cuckoo

Thick-billed Cuckoo (Pachycoccyx audeberti) — 32–36 cm. Hawk-like; dark brown above; white below with fine dark streaking; thick, strongly curved bill. Inhabits woodland and savanna of East and Central Africa from Tanzania to Malawi and Mozambique. Brood parasite targeting helmet-shrikes (Prionops). Insectivore. Rare and locally distributed.

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