Black-throated Coucal vs African Cuckoo

Centropus leucogaster в сравнении с Cuculus gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Black-throated Coucal African Cuckoo
Научное название Centropus leucogaster Cuculus gularis
Отряд Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Семейство Cuculidae Cuculidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 39,2 cm (15.4 in) 41,8 cm (16.5 in)
Масса 309,0 g (10.90 oz) 105,0 g (3.70 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Black-throated Coucal only

African Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-throated Coucal

Пение

Deep, hollow resonant booming call; powerful low notes carrying across rainforest in Southeast Asia.

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

Black-throated Coucal

Least Concern

African Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Black-throated 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

Black-throated Coucal

Black-throated Coucal (Centropus leucogaster) — 40–46 cm. Rufous above; black head, throat, and breast; white belly; long tail. Inhabits dense forest and secondary growth in West and Central Africa. Non-parasitic. Omnivore; secretive in dense undergrowth.

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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