Green-billed Coucal vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Centropus chlororhynchos в сравнении с Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Green-billed Coucal Sulawesi Cuckoo
Научное название Centropus chlororhynchos Cuculus crassirostris
Отряд Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Семейство Cuculidae Cuculidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 33,0 cm (13.0 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Масса 244,4 g (8.62 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Green-billed Coucal only

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Sulawesi Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Green-billed Coucal

Пение

Loud, nasal call with carrying quality; distinctive resonant notes given from tall African forest tree.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Пение

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

Green-billed Coucal

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Green-billed Coucal

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Оперение

Sulawesi Cuckoo: dark gray-brown above; pale below; long dark tail; yellow orbital ring; Sulawesi endemic; larger than most Cuculus

About These Birds

Green-billed Coucal

Green-billed Coucal (Centropus chlororhynchos) — 43–47 cm. Blue-black with a long graduated tail; pale greenish bill. Endemic to Sri Lanka in wet forest and dense riverine scrub. Non-parasitic. Omnivore; hunts lizards, large insects, and frogs. Vulnerable; highly forest-dependent and threatened by ongoing deforestation.

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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