Coppery-tailed Coucal vs African Cuckoo

Centropus cupreicaudus в сравнении с Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Coppery-tailed Coucal African Cuckoo
Научное название Centropus cupreicaudus Cuculus gularis
Отряд Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Семейство Cuculidae Cuculidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Масса 264,0 g (9.31 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Coppery-tailed Coucal only

African Cuckoo only

Song & Call Comparison

Coppery-tailed Coucal

Пение

Deep, hollow resonant booming call; powerful low-frequency notes carrying across dense tropical forest habitat.

African Cuckoo

Пение

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

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Coppery-tailed Coucal

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Coppery-tailed Coucal

African Cuckoo

Оперение

African Cuckoo: gray above; white below with rufous barring; long dark tail; yellow eye-ring; African migrant similar to Common

About These Birds

Coppery-tailed Coucal

Coppery-tailed Coucal (Centropus cupreicaudus) — 45–50 cm. Large; chestnut back; black head; tail with coppery-bronze gloss; stout bill. Found in rank grass, papyrus, and dense scrub of Central to southern Africa. Non-parasitic. Omnivore; associated with floodplain habitats. Near Threatened due to wetland drainage.

African Cuckoo

African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis) — 32–35 cm. Very similar to Common Cuckoo; grey above; barred below; yellow bill base and orbital ring; long tail. Migratory intra-African breeder across sub-Saharan woodland and savanna. Brood parasite primarily targeting fork-tailed drongos. Insectivore.

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