Whistling Yellowbill vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Ceuthmochares australis в сравнении с Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Whistling Yellowbill Sulawesi Cuckoo
Научное название Ceuthmochares australis Cuculus crassirostris
Отряд Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Семейство Cuculidae Cuculidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 24,4 cm (9.6 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Масса 64,2 g (2.26 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Whistling Yellowbill only

Нет

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Whistling Yellowbill

Пение

Loud, harsh call with penetrating quality; rough resonant notes carrying through dense forest habitat.

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

Least Concern

Whistling Yellowbill

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Whistling Yellowbill

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

Whistling Yellowbill

Whistling Yellowbill (Ceuthmochares australis) — 30–35 cm. Very similar to Chattering Yellowbill — grey plumage; yellow bill; long tail — but distinguished by its melodic whistled song rather than chattering calls. Found in forest and forest edge in East and Southeast Africa from Kenya to Mozambique. Non-parasitic. Insectivore.

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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