Black-billed Coucal vs Indian Cuckoo

Centropus bernsteini в сравнении с Cuculus micropterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Black-billed Coucal Indian Cuckoo
Научное название Centropus bernsteini Cuculus micropterus
Отряд Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Семейство Cuculidae Cuculidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 37,2 cm (14.6 in) 39,3 cm (15.5 in)
Масса 162,5 g (5.73 oz) 120,5 g (4.25 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Black-billed Coucal only

Indian Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Black-billed Coucal

Пение

Loud, clear whistled call with carrying quality; rich musical notes audible through dense humid forest.

Indian Cuckoo

Пение

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

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Black-billed Coucal

Least Concern

Indian Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Black-billed Coucal

Indian Cuckoo

Оперение

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

About These Birds

Black-billed Coucal

Black-billed Coucal (Centropus bernsteini) — 40–44 cm. Rufous-chestnut back and wings; black head and underparts; all-black bill. Restricted to northern and western New Guinea in lowland forest and scrub. Non-parasitic. Omnivore.

Indian Cuckoo

Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) — 32–34 cm. Grey above; barred underparts; yellow orbital ring; broad dark subterminal tail band. Migratory; widespread from India through Southeast Asia and China to Korea and Japan. Brood parasite targeting drongos and other medium passerines. Insectivore. Famous four-note 'one more bottle' call.

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